Politician
Austin Scott
Republican · Georgia · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0GA08099
Austin Scott (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Georgia 8th District race, $883K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $151K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$4.3M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
61%
$2.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$162K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
61% of Austin Scott's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia 8th District | $1.4M | 62% | $151K / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Georgia 8th District | $1.2M | 53% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Georgia 8th District | $832K | 65% | $0 / $0 | – | $832K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Georgia 8th District | $836K | 65% | $11K / $0 | – | $847K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MTrade group $887KMembership $288KOther $162KLeadership PAC $94KUnion $12KSuper PAC $9K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners AssnTrade groupLobbyist PAC$28K
- USA Rice Federation PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$22K
- Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembershipLobbyist PAC$17K
- Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc. Committee for Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- United States Peanut Political Action Committee (US Peanut PAC)Other$13K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend American Jobsfor $151K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $6K
- Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners Assnfor $5K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 42 key votes where Austin Scott had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 35 times (83%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $198K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $33K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $665K$59K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $665K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $75K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $33K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $59K$148K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $148K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $148K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $75K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $33K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $143K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $72K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $59K$75K$148K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $75K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $33K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
72 stock trades, worth $198K–$1.4M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 15 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 31 buys, 40 sells. Heaviest in pharma and health care ($32K+), telecom and media ($15K+), wall street and hedge funds ($15K+).
Most traded
- JNJ Johnson & Johnson$30K+2 trades
- T AT&T Inc.$15K+1 trades
- NVVE Nuvve Holding Corp.$9K+9 trades
- GE GE Aerospace Common Stock$6K+6 trades
- GEV GE Vernova Inc. Common Stock$5K+5 trades
- F Ford Motor Company Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- BE Bloom Energy Corporation Class A Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- sellGE2026-02-17 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGEV2026-02-17 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGE2025-06-16 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGEV2025-06-16 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGE2025-05-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGEV2025-05-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGEV2025-05-14 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGEHC2025-03-27 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Austin Scott's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
John ReisingFormer congressional staff
Scheduler, Operations Director, Member Services Director, Deputy Chief of Staff- Majority Leader Steve Scalise; Operations Director, Rep. Bill Flores; Schedu…
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC., Tyson Foods INC, Ardent Health Services, Novartis and 1 more · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Jason LawrenceFormer congressional staff
U.S. House of Representatives - Chief of Staff - Rep. Austin Scott (GA)
Now lobbies for Koch Government Affairs, LLC
Maria OlsonFormer congressional staff
Leg.Asst., Prof.Staff - Sen. Susan Collins; Prof.Staff - Senate HELP; Leg.Aide, Prof.Staff - Sen. Spec. Comm. Aging; Leg.Corr. - Sen. Luther Strange; Staff A…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Austin Scott's 2026 campaign?
- Austin Scott (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Georgia 8th District race, $883K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $151K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Austin Scott?
- Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc. Committee for Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC) ($15K), Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners Assn ($15K), USA Rice Federation PAC ($12K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($11K), Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Austin Scott's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($151K for) in 2026.
- How much has Austin Scott raised across elections?
- $1.4M in 2026 (Georgia 8th District), $1.2M in 2024 (Georgia 8th District), $832K in 2022 (Georgia 8th District), $836K in 2020 (Georgia 8th District).