Scott Wyatt (born 1969) is an American politician. A

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, he is a member of the

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, representing the 97th district.

Biography

Wyatt was born in

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and served on the

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for 4 years, representing the

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district. Wyatt is a member of the

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organization known as the

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Political career

2019

After incumbent

Chris Peace Christopher Kilian Peace (born November 16, 1976, in Richmond, Virginia) is an American politician of the Republican Party. From 2006-2019 Peace was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 97th district in the Middle Pe ...

voted to expand

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, local Republican party representatives chose to nominate Wyatt instead after a divisive convention. In the general election, Wyatt defeated

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Kevin Washington with 55.7% of the vote. 17.7% of the votes were write-ins, most likely for Chris Peace.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates 21st-century American politicians Politicians from Richmond, Virginia County supervisors in Virginia 1969 births Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans {{Virginia-delegate-stub