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Austin Scott's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (GA) - District 8

Contact Information

Campaign


Post Office Box 2530
Tifton, GA 31793

127-B North Central Avenue
Tifton, GA 31794

120 Byrd Way Suite 100
Warner Robins, GA 31088

2185 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

James Austin Scott

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Vivien; 3 Children: Wells, Gabriela, John

Birth Date:

12/10/1969

Birth Place:

Augusta, GA

Home City:

Tifton, GA

Religion:

Baptist

BBA, Risk Management/Insurance, University of Georgia, 1993

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 8, 2011-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 8, 2022, 2024

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 153, 1996-2010

Member, Congressioanl Pro Life Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Army Aviation Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease, present

Member, Congressional Cement Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus, present

Member, Congressional German-American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Peanut Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Range and Test Center Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, present

Member, House Army Caucus, present

Member, House Military Depot Caucus, present

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Congressional Community Pharmacy Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Turkey Caucus

Former Member, Friends of Switzerland Caucus

Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

Former Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

Former Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities, United States House of Representatives

Owner/Agent, Insurance/Investment Sales, The Southern Group, Limited Liability Company, present

Partner, Pebble Hill Farms, Limited Liability Company

Senior Agent, The Principal Financial Group, 1993-1998

Agent, Life of the South Agency, 1992-1993

Board Member, American Red Cross, Coastal Plains Chapter, present

Member, Board of Visitors for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, present

Member, Electronic Warfare Working Group, present

Member, First Baptist Church of Tifton, present

Board Member, Georgia Rural Development Council, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, Republican Study Committee, present

Former Member, National Association of Insurance Financial Advisers (NAIFA)

Participant, Leadership Georgia, 2007

Member, State of Georgia Certificate of Need Commission, 2006

Member, State of Georgia Trauma Commission, 2006

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), 2004

Awards:

Hero of Open Government, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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