# Peggy Scott (politician)

Peggy S. Scott (born December 1961) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Scott represents District 31B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Andover and East Bethel and parts of Anoka and Isanti Counties. She is a small business owner and realtor.

## Early life, education, and career

Scott graduated from Lowthian College, now called the Art Institutes International, in Minneapolis, in 1983, majoring in fashion merchandising. In addition to owning and operating a real estate investment company with her husband, she has been active in her community, serving on the Andover Parks and Recreation Commission, and coaching youth soccer and basketball. She is involved with the women's and youth ministry programs at her church and has served as an after-school care coordinator at the congregation's school.

## Minnesota House of Representatives

Scott was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2008 after incumbent Chris DeLaForest opted not to seek reelection, and has been reelected every two years since.
During the 2011-12 legislative session, Scott chaired the Data Practices Subcommittee of the Civil Law Committee. In 2013-14, she served as an assistant minority leader. From 2014 to 2018 Scott chaired the Civil Law and Data Practices Committee. She serves as the minority lead on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee and again as an assistant minority leader.

## Political positions

In December 2021, Scott and 37 other Republicans signed a letter in opposition to the Mayo Clinic for its vaccine mandate policy for employees, calling for a halt in state funding for health care facilities that fire employees "due to unrealistic vaccine mandate policies".

## Electoral history

2008 Minnesota State House - District 49A :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott | 13,934 | 59.34 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Ted Butler | 9,523 | 40.56 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,480 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Minnesota State House - District 49A :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 12,871 | 69.11 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Dustin Norman | 5,741 | 30.82 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,625 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Minnesota State House - District 35B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 13,120 | 59.09 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Sam Scott | 9,052 | 40.77 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,202 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Minnesota State House - District 35B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 10,034 | 65.97 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Sam Beard | 5,162 | 33.94 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,209 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Minnesota State House - District 35B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 14,705 | 64.74 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Wes Volkenant | 7,990 | 35.17 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,715 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2018 Minnesota State House - District 35B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 11,438 | 56.53 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Kathryn Eckhardt | 8,771 | 43.35 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,234 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2020 Minnesota State House - District 35B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 15,385 | 60.17 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Jason Ruffalo | 10,170 | 39.77 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,569 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2022 Minnesota State House - District 31B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peggy Scott (incumbent) | 14,161 | 68.08 |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Bill Fisher | 6,630 | 31.87 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,802 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |