• 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
05/22/2017 H.R.2591 To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. 05/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1722 Protecting American Jobs Act 03/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5649 Stop Abusing the Presidential Plane Act 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.  (All Actions)
06/21/2016 H.R.5525 End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 06/21/2016 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 207 - 143 (Roll no. 334).  (All Actions)
04/19/2016 H.R.4884 CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 04/19/2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11 .  (All Actions)
01/11/2016 H.R.4363 Student Tax Affordability and Relief Act 01/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.4074 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee, and for other purposes. 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1893 Protecting American Jobs Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
11/04/2015 H.R.3754 Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015 11/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
03/23/2015 H.R.1183 Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act 03/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
01/16/2015 H.R.266 End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015 01/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
09/22/2014 H.R.5447 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, and for other purposes. 09/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.R.5376 Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014 08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/13/2014 H.Con.Res.86 Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System. 03/13/2014 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
10/04/2013 H.R.3241 Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act 10/04/2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.795 Protecting American Jobs Act 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/09/2013 H.R.1448 FARMER Act of 2013 04/09/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/08/2013 H.R.972 Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/20/2013 H.R.1302 To prohibit foreign military financing to Egypt. 03/20/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/14/2013 H.R.1202 One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 03/14/2013 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
Total: 803
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/07/2015 H.R.1526 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015
04/01/2015 H.R.1516 Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2015
03/31/2015 H.Con.Res.26 Effectuating the Compact for a Balanced Budget.
03/31/2015 H.R.1199 Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
03/31/2015 H.R.1180 Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015
03/31/2015 H.R.1174 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act
03/31/2015 H.R.1019 Partner with Korea Act
03/30/2015 H.R.204 North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2015
03/27/2015 H.R.1220 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
03/27/2015 H.R.1130 Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015
03/26/2015 H.R.1718 Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2015
03/26/2015 H.R.1683 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act
03/25/2015 H.R.1614 State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015
03/25/2015 H.R.1610 Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015
03/23/2015 H.R.1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015
03/20/2015 H.R.1388 Clean Air, Strong Economies Act
03/20/2015 H.Res.139 Condemning violence against religious minorities in the Middle East and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities.
03/20/2015 H.R.664 Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
03/19/2015 H.R.1356 Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015
03/19/2015 H.R.1299 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015
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