User:Jlsimmons0213/Austin Scott (GA)

Austin Scott represents House District 153, composing Tift and Turner counties, in the Georgia General Assembly. He has announced that he will be a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2010.

Representative Scott was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives 14 years ago at the age of 26. Currently, he is the chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee. Additionally, he serves on the Appropriations, Rules, and Ways and Means Committee, where he is the chairman of the Public Policy Subcommittee.

Austin Scott is the son of Dr. Jim Scott and Ms. Becky Wells Scott. His father is an orthopedic surgeon and his mother is a teacher in the public school system. Scott graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in Risk Management and Insurance. He is president of The Southern Group, LLC and a partner in Lockett Station Group, LLC. Austin and his wife Vivien have a nine-year old son Wells. The Scotts reside in Ashburn, and are members of First Baptist Church of Tifton.

Memberships and Associations
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Coastal Plains Chapter of the American Red Cross

National Rifle Association

Awards and Recognition
American Cancer Society's Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award (2003, 2004)

Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services Star of Life Legislative Award (2007, 2008)