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J. Scott Weinberg (born Nov. 7, 1962 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a federal official for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. Prior to his appointment, he was the first Canadian-born U.S. citizen to be elected in the Commonwealth of Virginia, where he served for three years, from 2004 to 2007, as County Supervisor, representing the South River District in Warren County, which is about sixty miles west of Washington, D.C. Weinberg was elected by a margin of 12 votes thanks in part to support he received from the local African-American community. As a Republican, he formed innovative coalitions to support economic development, stave off massive residential development prior to the collapse of the housing bubble, and construct a modern library.

Weinberg is the author of Blessed Beasts, (Peregrine Press, 2000), a literary collection of animals which conveys moral lessons.

He is married to Laura Marie (Erdahl) Weinberg, the daughter of U.S. Congressman Arlen I. Erdahl (R-MN)Arlen_Erdahl. They have six kids, (Bonnie, Solveig, Gemma, Jack, David and Ellen) and reside in Olathe, Kansas.