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Member brief · 119th Congress

Rep. Austin Scott

R · Republican · U.S. Representative, Georgia 8th District1

In Congress
Since 2011 · 15 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership (+1 more)
Vice Chair, Agriculture
Chair, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit

CommitteesVice Chair, Agriculture; Armed Services; Rules; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence2

Participation3

100 / 100

Chamber median 98
672 of 674 roll calls

Party unity3

99 / 100

Chamber median 98
on 470 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

12 / 100

Chamber median 12
on 526 contested votes

Ideology score4

+0.54

Chamber median +0.19
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Scott votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Scott’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Scott voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

R Mike Johnson LA-4 99% of 431
R Mark B. Messmer IN-8 98% of 520
R David Rouzer NC-7 98% of 520

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Filed for re-election6

Others filed for this seat

Kelly EstiDemocratic Party
James L Cooper IIIDemocratic Party
Justin LasterDemocratic Party
Vinson WatkinsRepublican Party

Data as of Nov 1, 2026 · votes through Sep 16, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/austin-scott

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-01. www.congress.gov/people/S001189
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-01. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-01. voteview.com/person/21123
  1. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/21123
  2. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  3. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 GA-8 race, retrieved 2026-11-01. www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/GA/08/2026/

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