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
05/22/2017	H.R.2591	To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes.	05/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1722	Protecting American Jobs Act	03/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
08/11/2016	H.R.5649	Stop Abusing the Presidential Plane Act	08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. (All Actions)
06/21/2016	H.R.5525	End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016	06/21/2016 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 207 - 143 (Roll no. 334). (All Actions)
04/19/2016	H.R.4884	CURB Lifeline Act of 2016	04/19/2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11 . (All Actions)
01/11/2016	H.R.4363	Student Tax Affordability and Relief Act	01/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4074	To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee, and for other purposes.	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1893	Protecting American Jobs Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
11/04/2015	H.R.3754	Halting Government Overreach Act of 2015	11/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
03/23/2015	H.R.1183	Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act	03/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
01/16/2015	H.R.266	End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015	01/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
09/22/2014	H.R.5447	To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, and for other purposes.	09/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)
08/01/2014	H.R.5376	Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014	08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
03/13/2014	H.Con.Res.86	Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System.	03/13/2014 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
10/04/2013	H.R.3241	Pay our Guardsmen and Civilian Defense Personnel Act	10/04/2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
04/23/2013	H.R.795	Protecting American Jobs Act	04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/09/2013	H.R.1448	FARMER Act of 2013	04/09/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/08/2013	H.R.972	Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013	04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions)
03/20/2013	H.R.1302	To prohibit foreign military financing to Egypt.	03/20/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/14/2013	H.R.1202	One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013	03/14/2013 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)

Total: 803

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/20/2017	H.R.1626	Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017
04/03/2017	H.Res.92	Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
03/31/2017	H.R.1565	Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
03/31/2017	H.J.Res.42	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.	Passed	Yea
03/30/2017	H.R.494	Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
03/29/2017	H.R.986	Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
03/24/2017	H.R.1606	DOC Access Act
03/23/2017	H.R.372	Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/17/2017	H.R.1334	ALERTED Act of 2017
03/17/2017	H.R.1315	RFS Reform Act of 2017
03/16/2017	H.R.1382	GOFISH Act
03/09/2017	H.R.1038	Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
03/09/2017	H.R.850	Agency Accountability Act of 2017
03/06/2017	H.R.1206	Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017
02/28/2017	H.J.Res.40	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.	Passed	Aye
02/24/2017	H.R.877	Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act
02/17/2017	H.R.1179	Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act
02/16/2017	H.R.351	Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
02/13/2017	H.J.Res.27	Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
02/10/2017	H.R.553	To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes.

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