On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (GA) - District 8
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, Agriculture Committee
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
Chair, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations
Member, Subcommittee on Readiness
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