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U.S. House, District 3: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Edwin Rivera, Jr.

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 3

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

U.S. House · Virginia District 3

NationalDemocrat

Edwin Rivera, Jr.CandidateRobert C. "Bobby" ScottCurrent rep

Job fit

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

Offices held

  • then joined the United States Army. 1

Other work

  • he worked as a police officer in Puerto Rico 1

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Offices held

  • member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1978-1983; 2
  • United States Army Reserve, 1970-1974; 2

Education

  • J.D., Boston College School of Law, Boston, Mass., 1973; 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

  • Health care costs
    Proposed a 'New Future Generations Act' creating federal child investment accounts, saying it 'enhances pediatric healthcare coverage, nutritional support programs, and mental health resources in schools.' 3

No public stance found on: Cost of living & jobs, Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

More on their website →

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$1Klarge donors$650$7K raised
$1,3055Small individual donors
$6505Large individual donors

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$27Klarge donors$356Kcompanies$103Klabor unions$83Kindustryassociations$56KOther kinds ofdonors$45K$688K raised
$26,8026Small individual donors
$356,0176Large individual donors

Checks

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

No voting record to check yet

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 13 since 2013. 7

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

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Sources

  1. About — Vote Edwin Rivera For Congress · checked 2026-10-29 used in: Experience
  2. SCOTT, Robert C. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. govserv.org used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2021-12-28 used in: Checks
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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Candidate A

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

DemocratShown above

🚩 $688K raised, 52% from large donors, 44% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $305,380.91 (44% of $688,200.26 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $286,700.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 13 since 2013.

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: SCOTT, Robert C. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2021-12-28

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Makiba A. Gaines
Candidate B

Makiba A. Gaines

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: VOTE MAKIBA GAINES | government · checked 2026-10-19

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Edwin Rivera, Jr.
Candidate C

Edwin Rivera, Jr.

RepublicanShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $7K raised, 10% from large donors, 8% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $500.00 (8% of $6,554.63 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: About — Vote Edwin Rivera For Congress · checked 2026-10-29

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

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Stephen C. Woll
Candidate D

Stephen C. Woll

Independent

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $14K raised, 96% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 Background: ABOUT | Steve Woll · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

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