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Since his first election in 2019 as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Don Scott has had a meteoric rise from freshman to Minority Leader by his second term. After the Democratic Party won the majority in 2023, Scott was unanimously selected by his colleagues to become the first Black Speaker of the House of Delegates in its 405 year history.

As House Speaker, Scott is Chair of the Rules Committee and also serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates; Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board; Commemorative Commission to Honor the Contributions of the Women of Virginia; Virginia State Crime Commission; and Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.

Speaker Scott is a law partner at Breit Biniazan P.C. and serves on many bar associations, boards, and commissions, spending his time outside the courtroom giving back. He is a former Chair of the Portsmouth Economic Development Authority and former President of the Southeastern Employment and Training Association. In addition to his membership in the Eureka Club, Speaker Scott holds lifetime memberships in the NAACP, Veteran of Foreign Wars, Post #993, and American Legion Post #190.

Senator Favola is a vigorous supporter of human rights. She is a strong advocate for reproductive rights and women’s equality. Senator Favola chairs the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee, a committee that focuses on child welfare and prison reform, and she serves on the Committees on Finance and Appropriations, Education and Health, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Rules.

Senator Favola brings her healthcare expertise to the chairmanship of the Health Subcommittee of the Education and Health Committee and her passion for kindness towards animals to the chairmanship of the Companion Animals Subcommittee of the Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee. She also chairs the Women’s Health Care Caucus, the Disability Advisory Commission, and the Commission on Youth. Additionally, she is a member and former chair of Virginia’s Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence, and serves on the Joint Committee on Healthcare and the Behavioral Health Commission.