Don Leonard Scott Jr. (born March 5, 1965) is an American lawyer, politician, veteran, and convicted but pardoned felon.

[7] During his time at KRA, Scott relocated to Portsmouth, Virginia, and eventually became senior vice President at the firm.

[4] In 2015, Scott was admitted to the bar and opened his own firm, where he practiced criminal defense, family law, and civil cases.

[7] Scott filed to run to represent the 80th district in the 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election after the resignation of Matthew James, who was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam to an executive position.

[8] Scott was unopposed in the primaries, and in the general election defeated Republican James W. Evans and Independent Ryan Benton with 66.01% of the vote.

Along with fellow Delegates Dan Helmer and Sally Hudson, both of whom were also first elected in 2019, Scott led a vote of no confidence to remove former Speaker and party leader Eileen Filler-Corn.