Austin Scott
U.S. House · GA-8 · Republicans · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · GA-8
Biography
Overview
Austin Scott is a Republican U.S. House representative from Georgia's 8th congressional district, serving since 2011. Born December 10, 1969, he is the most senior Republican in Georgia's congressional delegation. Before Congress, Scott served in the Georgia House of Representatives starting at age 26, where he chaired the Governmental Affairs Committee and notably worked with Democrats in 2001 to remove the Confederate battle emblem from Georgia's flag. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in risk management and insurance from the University of Georgia.
Career
Scott has achieved significant legislative wins during his tenure. In 2018, President Trump signed his Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act into law, ensuring proper burial receptacles for veterans in national cemeteries. He secured broadband investment provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill to expand rural internet access. Working with Representative Sanford Bishop, he brokered $3 billion in federal agricultural disaster relief for Georgia farmers in 2019. Scott was instrumental in pushing for federal review of foreign agricultural dumping. He served on conference committees for major defense bills and was selected as freshman class president in the 112th Congress. In 2023, he ran for Speaker of the House but was defeated, garnering 81 votes against Jim Jordan's 124.
Prior political experience
Scott was first elected to Congress in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Jim Marshall with 53% of the vote to Marshall's 47%. Redistricting after the 2010 census made the district significantly more Republican (CPVI changed from R+10 to R+15). He was unopposed in the Republican and general elections in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, he defeated Democratic challenger James Neal Harris with 67.6%, carrying every county. He ran unopposed in 2018. In 2020, he won his primary with 89.81% and defeated Democrat Lindsay Holliday with 64.52% in the general election. In 2022 and 2024, he defeated Democrat Darrius Butler with 68.58% and 68.92% of the vote, respectively.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)
Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)
Campaigns targeting Austin Scott
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Start a campaign targeting Austin ScottOfficeholding history
| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | U.S. House GA-8 | 2025–present | In progress | Austin Scott | — |
| 7th | U.S. House GA-8 | 2023–2025 | Term ended | Austin Scott | Austin Scott |
| 6th | U.S. House GA-8 | 2021–2023 | Term ended | Austin Scott | Austin Scott |
| 5th | U.S. House GA-8 | 2019–2021 | Term ended | Austin Scott | Austin Scott |
| 4th | U.S. House GA-8 | 2017–2019 | Term ended | Austin Scott | Austin Scott |
| 3rd | U.S. House GA-8 | 2015–2017 | Term ended | Austin Scott | Austin Scott |
| 2nd | U.S. House GA-8 | 2013–2015 | Term ended | Austin Scott | Austin Scott |
| 1st | U.S. House GA-8 | 2011–2013 | Term ended | — | Austin Scott |
Committee assignments
- General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and CreditHouseChair· 2025–present
- National Intelligence EnterpriseHouseChairman· 2025–present
- Rules and Organization of the HouseHouse· 2025–present
- Intelligence and Special OperationsHouse· 2025–present
- HouseVice Chair· 2025–present
- National Security Agency and CyberHouse· 2025–present
- ReadinessHouse· 2025–present
- Nutrition and Foreign AgricultureHouse· 2025–present
- Central Intelligence AgencyHouse· 2025–present
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural DevelopmentHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term7
- H.R. 8322
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Apr 16, 2026ENACTED - H.R. 7559
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments.
Feb 12, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7475
Expedited Guaranteed Lender Pilot Program Act
Feb 10, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7120
Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act
Jan 15, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6598
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act of 2025
Dec 10, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6019
To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.
Nov 12, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 2345
Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
Mar 25, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8331
Maverick Act
Apr 16, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7761
Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act
Mar 3, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7613
ALERT Act
Feb 20, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7391
Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection Act
Feb 5, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7230
Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
Jan 22, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7156
SCAM Act
Jan 20, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6976
Duty Status Reform Act
Jan 8, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6961
USMMA Athletics Act of 2026
Jan 7, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6717
Military Financial Literacy Accountability Act
Dec 15, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6642
ROUTE Act
Dec 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Pending | — | — |