• SCOTT, JAMES AUSTIN
Experience: House: District 8, 2011-Present
Home State: Georgia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $859,112Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: James Austin Scott
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Vivien; 2 Children: Wells, Gabriela
    Birth Date: 12/10/1969
    Birth Place: Augusta, GA
    Home City: Tifton, GA
    Religion: Christian

Education

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

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1996-2010

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Armed Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member
    Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, Chair
    Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Armed Services), Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
    Member, Congressional Army Aviation Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease
    Member, Congressional Cement Caucus
    Member, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
    Former Chair, Congressional Community Pharmacy Caucus
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus
    Member, Congressional German-American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Israel Allies Caucus
    Member, Congressional Peanut Caucus
    Member, Congressional Range and Test Center Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Turkey Caucus
    Member, Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
    Former Member, Friends of Switzerland Caucus
    Member, House Army Caucus
    Member, House Military Depot Caucus
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Leadership Georgia Class, 2007
    Member, State of Georgia Certificate of Need Commission, 2006
    Member, State of Georgia Trauma Commission, 2006

Professional Experience

    Agent, Insurance/Investment Sales, The Southern Group, Limited Liability Company
    Owner, Insurance/Investment Sales, The Southern Group, Limited Liability Company
    Senior Agent, The Principal Financial Group, 1993-1998
    Agent, Life of the South Agency, 1992-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, American Red Cross, Coastal Plains Chapter
    Member, First Baptist Church of Tifton
    Board Member, Georgia Rural Development Council
    Member, National Association of Insurance Financial Advisers
    Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), 2004
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 26
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/28/2013 H.R.350 To repeal the Legal Services Corporation Act. 02/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
07/26/2012 H.R.6224 Providing Assistance with the Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act of 2012 07/26/2012 Referred to House Small Business  (All Actions)
06/18/2012 H.R.5925 Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 06/18/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.2978 Protecting American Jobs Act 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.R.2811 To rescind all unobligated funds made available for capital assistance for high-speed rail corridors under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 08/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
08/01/2011 H.R.2774 To repeal the Legal Services Corporation Act. 08/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Total: 803
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/22/2017 H.R.1625 Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/22/2017 H.R.953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2564 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an annual report on the personnel, training, and equipment needs of the non-federalized National Guard.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017 H.Res.259 Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/16/2017 H.R.558 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act
05/09/2017 H.R.538 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act Passed Yea
05/05/2017 H.R.2243 HEARTS Act
05/04/2017 H.R.1644 Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2279 U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2017
04/24/2017 H.R.1916 Patriot Inventory Protection Act
04/21/2017 H.R.1813 Border Wall Funding Act of 2017
04/20/2017 H.R.2023 Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/05/2017 H.Res.238 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Army should report on the status of future Ground Combat Vehicles of the Army.
04/05/2017 H.R.1316 Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
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