Scott Wyatt

Scott Wyatt is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 97th district.

Scott Wyatt
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 97th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byChris Peace
Personal details
Born1969
Richmond, Virginia[1]
Political partyRepublican

Biography

Wyatt was born in Richmond, Virginia and served on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors for 4 years, representing the Cold Harbor district.[2][3]

Political career

2019

After incumbent Chris Peace voted to expand Medicaid,[4][5] local Republican party representatives chose to nominate Wyatt instead after a divisive convention.[6]

In the general election, Wyatt defeated Democrat Kevin Washington with 55.7% of the vote.[7] 17.7% of the votes were write-ins, most likely for Chris Peace.[8]

References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. Times-Dispatch, Andrew Cain Richmond. "GOP nominee Scott Wyatt and Speaker Kirk Cox urge Republicans to unite and focus on November". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  3. Luck, Ashley. "Hanover supervisor Scott Wyatt to run against Del. Chris Peace to represent 97th district". dailypress.com/virginiagazette. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. "Virginia Just Voted to Expand Medicaid. These States Could Be Next". www.governing.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Virginia GOP backs hardline conservative challenger over incumbent in House seat fight". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. Local, Jim Ridolphi for the Mechanicsville. "RPV: Wyatt is the 97th nominee". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. "2019 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. From staff reports. "GOP's Wyatt claims victory over Democrat Washington for Hanover-based seat that features Peace write-in". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 28, 2020.


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