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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Austin Scott

Official portrait of Austin Scott
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Georgia’s 8th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Tifton, GA
Born
1969
In Congress
House since 2011 · 15 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
SCOTT, JAMES AUSTIN
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Georgia with the current district highlighted

Georgia, District 8

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Georgia District 8IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H0GA08099 · Principal campaign committee: AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Georgia District 8$1,416,650.98General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Georgia District 8$1,239,044.50Won the general election (68.9%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Georgia District 8$832,289.28Won the general election (68.6%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Georgia District 8$836,255.71Won the general election (64.5%)
Total raised$1,416,650.98
Total spent$1,080,760.65
Cash on hand$1,316,055.88
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $493,186.67PACs and other committees: $883,250.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $40,214.31
  • Individual contributions$493,186.6735%
  • PACs and other committees$883,250.0062%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$40,214.313%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$2,463.261%
  • Contributions over $200$391,362.7999%
  • Itemized from inside Georgia$274,662.7970%
  • Itemized from other states$116,900.0030%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $25,300.00 · District of Columbia $17,500.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.4M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $207,065.25APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $194,350.29JULY QUARTERLY: raised $65,472.76JULY QUARTERLY: spent $76,751.98OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $192,318.95OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $70,369.80YEAR-END: raised $135,713.34YEAR-END: spent $63,298.58APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $300,293.56APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $119,454.02PRE-PRIMARY: raised $24,775.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $124,601.01JULY QUARTERLY: raised $199,313.09JULY QUARTERLY: spent $106,839.66OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $283,603.76OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $228,703.302025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea523
Voted nay149
Did not vote2 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored22
Sponsored that became law1
Cosponsored149

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran		PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act		PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 9933 South Atlantic Red Snapper Fair Access Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.Res. 1398 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.
    Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Latest action Jul 13, 2026: VACATING PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent that the ordering of a recorded vote on the question of reconsideration of the vote on adoption on H…
  • H.R. 9416 Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act
    Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jul 1, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • H.R. 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
    Introduced May 19, 2026 · Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • H.R. 8863 To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.
    Introduced May 15, 2026 · Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.Res. 1224 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1346) to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
    Introduced Apr 29, 2026 · Latest action Apr 29, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • H.R. 8322 Public Law 119-84 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Latest action Apr 18, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-84.
  • H.Res. 1175 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Latest action Apr 17, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • H.R. 7559 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments.
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 7475 Expedited Guaranteed Lender Pilot Program Act
    Introduced Feb 10, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

178 committees reported giving $770,494.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting James Austin Scott$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing James Austin Scott$1,748.11

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Georgia U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
James Austin Scott (R)$1,416,650.98$1,316,055.882026-10-14
Kelly Esti (D)$27,962.90$3,709.272026-09-30
James L Cooper III (D)$142.08$0.002026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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