James Martin Scott (June 11, 1938 – April 13, 2017) was an American politician and community affairs consultant.
A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1991 by a margin of a single vote, and served eleven terms, declining to seek re-election in 2013.
He represented the city of Falls Church and part of Fairfax County, including Merrifield; since at least 2002, the district was numbered the 53rd.