Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.

President Biden used his clemency power today, his last full day of presidency, to pardon 5 individuals, and commute the sentences of 2 others. One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott.

On his last full day as President, Biden issued pardons for 5 people including Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia, a Richmond-born prison reform activist.

And the president granted clemency to Don Scott, who became the first Black Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates last year. In an interview with CBS News, Scott said he had received a call ...

Don Scott, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, received a presidential pardon from United States President Joe Biden on Sunday.

On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who served nearly eight years in prison on a drug-related offense.

As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, he has announced a series of last-minute commutations and pardons, including Virginia House Speaker Don Scott.

President Joe Biden issued a pardon Sunday of Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for a 1994 non-violent drug offense for which he served almost eight years in prison.

RICHMOND — Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) and his wife, Mellanda, were having their coffee and slowly getting ready for church Sunday morning when the phone call that Scott had ...

One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott. In a statement put out by the White House, President Biden talked about America being a country built on the ...

Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott says faith and family forged his path to redemption— a journey he hopes inspires anyone who has ever made a mistake.

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott for a 30-year-old drug conviction. Scott, a Portsmouth Democrat, was among five people Biden pardoned Sunday.