Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving the independent cities of Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, and part of the independent city of Chesapeake. The district is represented by Democrat Bobby Scott. VA-03 is majority-minority and has a plurality Black electorate, and is heavily Democratic.
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Newport News is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
Newport News Victory Arch
Lee Hall, built in 1859 by Richard Lee
Washington Avenue, downtown, in the 1940s
The newly constructed USS Birmingham is launched from the Newport News yards in 1942