Scott first served as a delegate to the California Democratic state convention in 1934 . Scott also ran for the United States House of Representatives seat for California 's recently formed 18th congressional district . After getting the Democratic nomination , he ran against Republican William Brayton . Scott defeated Brayton by capturing 56.3 % of the vote , in comparison to his 43.2 % . From June 23 , 1936 to June 27 , 1936 , he served as a delegate in the Democratic National Convention held at Convention Hall in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in which they renominated Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the presidential candidate , and John Nance Garner as his vice-presidential running mate . Later that year , Scott ran for re-election as the representative for the 18th district , and easily defeated Republican challenger James F. Collins by more than 18,000 votes in a 58.9 % -41.0 % majority
Democratic National Convention
1936 Democratic National Convention
Byron N. Scott