James M. Scott

James Martin 'Jim' Scott (June 11, 1938 - was the supervisor from the Providence District from 1972 to 1986 and has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1992.

Scott was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1971, defeating Republican incumbent Thomas B. Wright.

Scott's 1991 election to the House of Delegates earned him the nickname "Landslide Scott" when a recount found that he had defeated Republican David G. Sanders by a single vote of the nearly 13,000 cast.

Scott's 1993 reelection campaign against Republican Marianne Voight had a much larger margin of victory for Scott.

After defeating George R. A. Dumar in 1995, Scott was unopposed in 1997.

In 1999, Scott defeated Republican Patrick A. Kelley to retain his seat.

After Scott defeated Republican David F. Snyder in the election held November 6, 2001, he ran unopposed in the next three elections in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

In 2009, Scott defeated Republican Christopher D. Merola to retain his seat.

Scott was again unopposed in the 2011 election.

On March 3, 2013, Delegate Scott announced that he would not seek a twelfth term in the House of Delegates.