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Austin Scott
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Candidate, U.S. House Georgia District 8

U.S. House Georgia District 8
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

14

Predecessor
Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 165

Georgia House of Representatives District 138

Georgia House of Representatives District 153

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $1,975,741

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Georgia

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Business executive
Contact

Austin Scott (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Scott (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]


Biography

Scott's professional experience includes working as an Agent and Owner with The Southern Group, Limited Liability Company, Senior Agent with The Principal Financial Group from 1993 to 1998 and an Agent with the Life of the South Agency from 1992 to 1993.

He is a member of the American Red Cross - Coastal Plains Chapter Board, National Association of Insurance Financial Advisers, First Baptist Church of Tifton and the American Legislative Exchange Council.[1]

Scott graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in risk management and insurance.[2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Scott's academic, professional, and political career:[3]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Scott was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Scott was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Scott was assigned to the following committees:[4]

2015-2016

Scott served on the following committees:[5]

2013-2014

Scott served on the following committees:[6]

  • Agriculture Committee
    • Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition
    • General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
    • Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, (Chair)
  • Armed Services Committee
    • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
    • Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
    • Subcommittee on Readiness

2011-2012

Scott served on the following committees:[7]

  • Agriculture Committee
    • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
    • Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
  • Armed Services Committee
    • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
    • Subcommittee on Readiness
    • Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
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Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
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Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Elections

2026

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott, Justin Laster, and Vinson Watkins are running in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 3, 2026.


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2024

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott defeated Darrius Butler in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott (R)
 
68.9
 
231,547
Image of Darrius Butler
Darrius Butler (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.1
 
104,434

Total votes: 335,981
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Darrius Butler defeated Vinson Watkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Darrius Butler
Darrius Butler Candidate Connection
 
71.6
 
15,755
Image of Vinson Watkins
Vinson Watkins Candidate Connection
 
28.4
 
6,236

Total votes: 21,991
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott
 
100.0
 
59,537

Total votes: 59,537
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Scott in this election.

Pledges

Scott signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2022

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott defeated Darrius Butler in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott (R)
 
68.6
 
178,700
Image of Darrius Butler
Darrius Butler (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.4
 
81,886

Total votes: 260,586
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Darrius Butler advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Darrius Butler
Darrius Butler Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
30,655

Total votes: 30,655
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott
 
100.0
 
90,426

Total votes: 90,426
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott defeated Lindsay Holliday and James Cooper III in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott (R)
 
64.5
 
198,701
Image of Lindsay Holliday
Lindsay Holliday (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.5
 
109,264
Image of James Cooper III
James Cooper III (G) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
48

Total votes: 308,013
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Lindsay Holliday advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lindsay Holliday
Lindsay Holliday Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
44,493

Total votes: 44,493
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott defeated Robert Vance Dean and Daniel Ellyson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott
 
89.8
 
73,671
Robert Vance Dean
 
5.7
 
4,692
Image of Daniel Ellyson
Daniel Ellyson Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
3,668

Total votes: 82,031
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2018

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott won election in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott (R)
 
99.7
 
198,152
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
564

Total votes: 198,716
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8

Incumbent Austin Scott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Austin Scott
Austin Scott
 
100.0
 
41,467

Total votes: 41,467
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2016

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Austin Scott (R) defeated James Neal Harris (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Scott defeated Angela Hicks in the Republican primary, while Harris faced no opposition. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.[176][177]

U.S. House, Georgia District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Scott Incumbent 67.6% 173,983
     Democratic James Neal Harris 32.4% 83,225
Total Votes 257,208
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


U.S. House, Georgia District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Scott Incumbent 77.8% 34,919
Angela Hicks 22.2% 9,988
Total Votes 44,907
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

2014

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Scott ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[178] He ran uncontested in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Scott Incumbent 100% 129,938
Total Votes 129,938
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

2012

See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

Scott ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 8th District. Scott sought re-election on the Republican ticket. The signature filing deadline was May 25, 2012, and the primary took place on July 31, 2012. Scott ran unopposed in the Republican primary. He also ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.

In 2011 redistricting, The Hill published a list of the Top Ten House Members who were helped by redistricting.[179] Scott ranked 5th on the list, and neighboring incumbent Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. ranked 4th on the list.[179] The article noted that in the redistricting process, controlled by a Republican legislature, many African Americans voters were moved from Scott's district into Bishop's 2nd Congressional District, giving Scott a safe Republican seat, and inadvertently giving Bishop a Democratic boost as well.[179]

U.S. House, Georgia District 8 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Scott Incumbent 100% 197,789
Total Votes 197,789
Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Austin Scott won election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Marshall (D) in the general election.[180]

U.S. House, Georgia District 8 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Scott 52.7% 102,770
     Democratic Jim Marshall 47.3% 92,250
Total Votes 195,020

2008

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Scott was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 153. Scott finished with 8,430 votes while his opponent John Tibbetts (D) finished with 7,329 votes.[181] Scott raised $136,147 for his campaign fund.

Georgia House of Representatives District 153
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Austin Scott (R) 8,430
John Tibbetts (D) 7,329

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Austin Scott campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Georgia District 8Candidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
2024* U.S. House Georgia District 8Won general$1,239,045 $989,842
2022U.S. House Georgia District 8Won general$832,289 $767,856
2020U.S. House Georgia District 8Won general$836,256 $730,669
2018U.S. House Georgia District 8Won general$819,909 $674,270
2016U.S. House, Georgia District 8Won $989,998 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Georgia, District 8)Won $956,177 N/A**
2012U.S. House Georgia District 8Won $1,146,640 N/A**
2010U.S. House Georgia District 8Won $1,035,300 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Austin Scott
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General
Derrick Anderson  source  (R) U.S. House Virginia District 7 (2024) GeneralLost General
Marco Rubio  source  (R) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost Convention

Personal Gain Index

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See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Scott's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $739,758 and $3,211,724 . That averages to $1,975,741, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Scott ranked as the 149th most wealthy representative in 2012.[182] Between 2009 and 2012, Scott's calculated net worth[183] increased by an average of 2 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[184]

Austin Scott Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2009$1,841,289
2012$1,975,741
Growth from 2009 to 2012:7%
Average annual growth:2%[185]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[186]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Scott received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Health Professionals industry.

From 2009-2014, 25.83 percent of Scott's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[187]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Austin Scott Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $2,939,250
Total Spent $2,356,580
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals$240,833
Crop Production & Basic Processing$159,987
Retired$122,900
Insurance$118,750
Leadership PACs$116,600
% total in top industry8.19%
% total in top two industries13.64%
% total in top five industries25.83%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Scott was a "rank-and-file Republican," as of July 28, 2014. This was the same rating Scott received in June 2013.[188]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[189]

Scott most often votes with:

Scott least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Scott missed 54 of 3,329 roll call votes from January 2011 to September 2015. This amounted to 1.6 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[190]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Scott paid his congressional staff a total of $753,382 in 2011. He ranked 28th on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked 30th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Georgia ranked 24th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[191]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.

2013

Scott ranked 68th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[192]

2012

Scott ranked 2nd in the conservative rankings in 2012.[193]

2011

Scott ranked 98th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[194]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Scott voted with the Republican Party 95.9 percent of the time, which ranked 37th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Austin Scott voted with the Republican Party 97.8 percent of the time, which ranked 33rd among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Personal

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National walking record

In October 2009 Scott announced he walked 1,068 miles, effectively breaking the record for longest walk by an American politician, held since 1970 by former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles.

Scott ran for Governor in 2010 and stated, "It is difficult to get where you are going without knowing where you are from, and I pledge that as Governor, I will never forget the people I met or the places I saw on my walk."[195]

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 30, 2020

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On November 30, 2020, Scott announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[196]

See also


External links

Footnotes

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  2. SCOTT, Austin, "Biographical Information," accessed October 25, 2011
  3. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "SCOTT, Austin, (1969 - )," accessed February 9, 2015
  4. U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
  5. U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
  6. CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
  7. Congressman Austin Scott:Representing the 8th District of Georgia, "Committees and Caucuses," accessed October 25, 2011
  8. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  9. Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
  10. Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  11. Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
  12. Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
  13. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
  14. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
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  16. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
  17. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
  18. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
  19. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
  20. Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
  21. Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
  22. Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025
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  24. Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
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  27. Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  28. Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
  29. Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
  30. Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
  31. Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  32. Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
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Preceded by
James Marshall (D)
U.S. House Georgia District 8
2011-Present
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Georgia House of Representatives District 153
2005-2011
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Georgia House of Representatives District 138
2003-2005
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Georgia House of Representatives District 165
1996-2003
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