SCOTT, JAMES AUSTIN

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SCOTT, JAMES AUSTIN
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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Parkinsons 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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Support The earth is humankind's domain, and human needs should be placed first. EPA regulations are too restrictive and wrong.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

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
04/21/2017	H.R.1813	Border Wall Funding Act of 2017
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
04/20/2017	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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