Austin Scott

Republican · Candidate for Georgia U.S. House District 8 · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly right
Climate & energyStrongly right
Health careStrongly right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 0.3% of votes, voted with their party 99.4% of the time.

Sponsored 22 bills (1 became law), mostly on congress, public lands and natural resources, social welfare.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $151K supporting and $1,748 opposing Austin Scott.

For
Defend American Jobs · Crypto industry$151K
Against
Maha PAC$1,748

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • Organizations: AIPAC

More about Austin Scott

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Quick answers

What party is Austin Scott?
Austin Scott is running as a Republican.
Who is Austin Scott running against?
Kelly Esti, for Georgia U.S. House District 8.
Is Austin Scott liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Austin Scott is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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