Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Austin Scott
- 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 June 9, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Georgia, District 8
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0GA08099 · Principal campaign committee: AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Georgia District 8 | $1,416,650.98 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Georgia District 8 | $1,239,044.50 | Won the general election (68.9%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Georgia District 8 | $832,289.28 | Won the general election (68.6%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Georgia District 8 | $836,255.71 | Won the general election (64.5%) |
Total raised$836,255.71
Total spent$730,669.43
Cash on hand$666,530.14
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$285,708.0034%
- PACs and other committees$542,300.0065%
- Party committees$250.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$286.800%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$7,710.911%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture Vice Chair
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
- General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Chair
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Intelligence and Special Operations
- Readiness
- House Committee on Rules
- Rules and Organization of the House
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Intelligence Enterprise Chairman
- National Security Agency and Cyber
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
150 committees reported giving $537,068.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSN Company pageConnected PAC$12,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ONE GEORGIA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$9,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- LAND O'LAKES, INC., PACConnected PAC$7,500.00
- THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC)PAC$7,500.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$7,500.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
Show all 150 committees
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pagePAC$7,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- CME GROUP INC. PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GEORGIA POWER COMPANY FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS PAC, INC.Connected PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- PRIMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PRIMERICA PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,500.00
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC (FORMERLY UTC PAC)PAC$3,500.00
- UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPACPAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PACPAC$3,500.00
- FMC CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EMBRAER PAC) Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE LOOSE GROUPPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERICANHORT PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FLOWERS FOODS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BAYER U.S. LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- 21ST CENTURY MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DO RIGHT BAYOU PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- MILLIKEN & COMPANY PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GEORGIA MINING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,Connected PAC$2,000.00
- ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- CORTEVA, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC (CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LSEG US HOLDCO INC. PAC (LSEG US PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.Connected PAC$1,500.00
- DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN OLIVE OIL PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- UNITED STATES BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- FUTURES INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- RECREATIONAL FISHING ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNGENTA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA CENTER PACPAC$1,000.00
- THE CONTINUUM FUND, ZACHRY HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEND AMERICA NOW PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PAPAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pagePAC$500.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$68.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting James Austin Scott$6,665.99
- Independent expenditures opposing James Austin Scott$750.00
FEC totals for the 2020 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.
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$6,159.00
- HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)Supporting$506.00
The race
Georgia U.S. House, District 8, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Austin Scott (R) | $836,255.71 | $666,530.14 | 2020-12-31 |
| James L Cooper III (G) | $8,542.09 | $14.97 | 2020-12-31 |
| Daniel Evan Ellyson (R) | $7,635.00 | $0.00 | 2020-06-20 |
| Lindsay Dozier Holliday (D) | $7,480.40 | $210.40 | 2020-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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