Lee Scott Lingamfelter (born March 27, 1951) is a retired American politician, soldier, and writer. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018, representing the 31st district in Fauquier and Prince William Counties.^[1] Prior to his election, from 1973 to 2001, Lingamfelter was an officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of Colonel.

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Scott Lingamfelter
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 31st district
In office January 9, 2002 – January 10, 2018
Preceded by	Jay Katzen
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Guzman
Personal details
Born	Lee Scott Lingamfelter (1951-03-27) March 27, 1951 (age 73) New York, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Shelley Elizabeth Glick
Residence	Woodbridge, Virginia
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute University of Virginia
Website	(House district) (LG campaign)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1973–2001
Rank	Colonel
Awards	Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal

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After retiring from politics, Lingamfelter began writing about his military endeavors. In 2020, Lingamfelter published his first book, Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War, describing the experience of the First Gulf War through the eyes of a Field Artillery redleg in the 1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY). He attempts to answer the question of whether the United States "got the job done" in its first sustained Middle Eastern conflict. In 2021, Lingamfelter began writing his second book on the U.S. role in UN Middle East peacekeeping. The book was due to be published in 2022 but was actually released 2023.

Lingamfelter was raised in Richmond, Virginia where he attended public and parochial schools. He then attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington Virginia where he earned a B.A. in history in 1973. After graduating from VMI as a Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG), he was commissioned in the Regular Army of the United States and began a career as a Field Artilleryman.

In 1979, the Army awarded him a scholarship to the University of Virginia (UVA) where he earned a Master of Arts in Government and Foreign Affairs in 1981. He rose to the rank of Colonel. His last military assignment in the Army was as Military Assistant to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (1985), the U.S. Armed Forces Staff College (redesigned the Joint Forces Staff College) (1989), and the U.S. Army War College (1997) where he served as class president. He retired after 28 years of active-duty service.^[2]

Among his awards and decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal; two Legions of Merit; the Bronze Star Medal; two Defense Meritorious Service Medals; four Meritorious Service Medals; three Joint Service Commendation Medals; the Army Commendation Medal; the National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star; the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars; the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait); and the United Nations Service Medal.^[3]

Since retiring from the military, Lingamfelter has worked for the private sector focused on strategic planning in support of the senior leadership for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency in Washington, D.C. Additionally, he has worked in the emergency management and homeland security arena in support of federal agencies, states and localities. He is the Former President of the Commonwealth Homeland Security Foundation, Abrams Learning and Information Systems Incorporated and a former consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation.

Lingamfelter is married to the former Shelley Glick of Bridgewater, Virginia. They have three children and five grandchildren.^[16] Lingamfelter attends Christ our Lord Anglican Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. He is also a member of the Association of the United States Army, the Society of the 1st Division, and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Lingamfelter is also a regular contributor on political and national security commentary to the Washington Times as well as other journals.