James Austin Scott (born December 10, 1969) is an Republican Party.
Early life, education, and career
Scott's father, Dr. Jim Scott, is an orthopedic surgeon and his mother, Becky, is a teacher in the public school system. Scott graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in Risk Management and Insurance.
Scott is president of The Southern Group, LLC and a partner in Lockett Station Group, LLC.[1]
Georgia legislature
Representative Scott was first elected to the Turner counties.
U.S. House of Representatives
2010 election
Austin Scott meets with members of the Carrollton, GA fire department on July 20, 2009 during the Walk of Georgia.
Scott challenged Democratic incumbent [2]
Scott originally planned to campaign for Governor of Georgia, announcing his campaign in January 2009. He made headlines for walking more than 1,000 miles around the state in his "Walk of Georgia", introducing a bill to abolish tolls on Thurbert Baker to file a lawsuit against the Federal government over the controversial health care reform bill passed in March 2010.[3][4][5][6] In April 2010, Scott withdrew from the race for Governor to instead run for U.S. Congress.
In 2010 Scott signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any Global Warming legislation that would raise taxes.[7]
2012 election
The Georgia General Assembly redrew the 8th after the Valdosta from the old 2nd. The old 8th already had a significant Republican lean, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10. However, the new 8th has a CPVI of R+15, making it the 11th most Republican district in the Eastern Time Zone and one of the most Republican districts in the country.
Scott was unopposed in both the primary and general elections.[8]
Committee assignments
Personal life
Scott resides in Tifton with his wife, Vivien, and thirteen-year old son, Wells. The Scotts are members of First Baptist Church of Tifton.[9]
Memberships
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Coastal Plains Chapter of the American Red Cross
National Rifle Association
Awards
American Cancer Society's Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award (2003, 2004)
Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services Star of Life Legislative Award (2007, 2008)
References
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^ "Representative Austin Scott". Legis.state.ga.us. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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^ "2010 Election results". Politico. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
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^ "'"Scott plans 1,000-mile 'Walk Around Georgia. Tifton Gazette. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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^ "Austin Scott Completes Walk of Georgia". SWGA Politics. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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^ Badertscher, Nancy (2010-03-23). "Abolish Ga. 400 toll, candidate's bill proposes". ajc.com. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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^ Tharpe, Jim (2010-03-26). "Republican lawmaker wants state to ‘direct' Baker to sue over health care". ajc.com. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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^ http://americansforprosperity.org/noclimatetax//wp-content/uploads/2010/06/scott-austin.pdf
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^ "GA - Election Results". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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^ "Representative Austin Scott". Legis.state.ga.us. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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