Ballotpedia, Darrius Butler

Darrius was born in Decatur, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Carver College.

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Georgia Democrats, Darrius Butler US House of Representatives District 8

Darrius is a small business owner and the Associate Pastor of The City of Praise in Atlanta. He was previously a regional manager for First Citizens Bank.

Darrius Maurice Butler ran for Georgia's 8th Congressional District in 2022 but did not win.

Plans to "fight wage theft so your paycheck reflects the work you actually do instead of the best interest of the corporation."

Supports strengthening retirement benefit programs to ensure seniors can retire comfortably.

Supports reinstating the Child Tax Credit to support parents and combat child poverty.

Supports expanding markets for Georgia-grown products to support farmers and create incentives for youth to enter farming.

Believes in decreasing housing costs by "building smarter and with a mind for future generations," ensuring home ownership opportunities for all and preventing homelessness.

Supports "even the playing field for small businesses and farms by fighting unnecessary regulations, protecting local businesses, and ensuring a market for Georgian goods."

Supports reducing unnecessary regulations for local small businesses.

Supports first-time homebuyer subsidies to help young Georgians achieve home ownership.

Supports first-time homebuyer subsidies to help achieve home ownership.

Supports rebuilding and strengthening labor unions.

Believes in punishing companies that "ship American jobs overseas."

Opposes corporations purchasing homes and inflating prices.

- Plans to "fight wage theft so your paycheck reflects the work you actually do instead of the best interest of the corporation."
- Supports strengthening retirement benefit programs to ensure seniors can retire comfortably.
- Supports reinstating the Child Tax Credit to support parents and combat child poverty.
- Supports expanding markets for Georgia-grown products to support farmers and create incentives for youth to enter farming.
- Believes in decreasing housing costs by "building smarter and with a mind for future generations," ensuring home ownership opportunities for all and preventing homelessness.
- Supports reducing unnecessary regulations for local small businesses.
- Supports first-time homebuyer subsidies to help achieve home ownership.
- Supports rebuilding and strengthening labor unions.
- Believes in punishing companies that "ship American jobs overseas."
- Opposes corporations purchasing homes and inflating prices.

Economy

Supports transitioning to a green economy by supporting workers, businesses, and the environment, and aims to protect homes and infrastructure from natural disasters.

Supports holding "polluters and utility companies accountable for the damage they cause everyday."

Supports investing in clean energy and aims to transition to a clean economy by 2050.

Supports funding organizations like FEMA to ensure Georgians are protected from natural disasters and equipped to deal with a changing climate.

Supports prioritizing fossil fuel workers and communities historically affected by fossil fuels in clean energy job selection and retraining.

Believes in investing in resources, infrastructure, and education in communities of color to achieve energy cost savings.

Supports protecting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and maintaining standards for clean air and water.

Supports setting carbon reduction goals and establishing strong climate standards for new cars and infrastructure.

- Supports transitioning to a green economy by supporting workers, businesses, and the environment, and aims to protect homes and infrastructure from natural disasters.
- Supports holding "polluters and utility companies accountable for the damage they cause everyday."
- Supports investing in clean energy and aims to transition to a clean economy by 2050.
- Supports funding organizations like FEMA to ensure Georgians are protected from natural disasters and equipped to deal with a changing climate.
- Supports prioritizing fossil fuel workers and communities historically affected by fossil fuels in clean energy job selection and retraining.
- Believes in investing in resources, infrastructure, and education in communities of color to achieve energy cost savings.
- Supports protecting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and maintaining standards for clean air and water.
- Supports setting carbon reduction goals and establishing strong climate standards for new cars and infrastructure.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to "fight medical malpractice that fuels the opioid and crack epidemic."

Supports increased funding for rural hospitals and maternal care centers.

Supports equal funding and access to women's healthcare, including reproductive and prenatal care, and supports abortion access.

Supports a strong public health insurance option, allowing Georgians to buy into Medicare.

Supports expanding access to essential LGBTQ+ healthcare.

Supports expanding federal negotiations to lower prescription drug prices.

- Plans to "fight medical malpractice that fuels the opioid and crack epidemic."
- Supports increased funding for rural hospitals and maternal care centers.
- Supports equal funding and access to women's healthcare, including reproductive and prenatal care, and supports abortion access.
- Supports a strong public health insurance option, allowing Georgians to buy into Medicare.
- Supports expanding access to essential LGBTQ+ healthcare.
- Supports expanding federal negotiations to lower prescription drug prices.

Healthcare

Supports making Election Day a federal holiday.

Supports expanding in-person early voting and absentee ballot options.

Supports expanding in-person early voting, absentee ballot options, and automatic voter registration.

Believes in protecting and funding the United States Postal Service as a "critical rural voting institution."

Supports restoring and strengthening the Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

- Supports making Election Day a federal holiday.
- Supports expanding in-person early voting, absentee ballot options, and automatic voter registration.
- Believes in protecting and funding the United States Postal Service as a "critical rural voting institution."
- Supports restoring and strengthening the Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Voting & Elections

Supports "upholding the Second Amendment" while promoting "common sense gun legislation" such as universal background checks, ending gun-show loopholes, and banning assault-style weapons.

Supports decriminalizing marijuana use and possession.

Supports reforming the bail system and ending mass incarceration.

Supports expunging records of those arrested but not convicted.

Supports expunging records of those arrested but not convicted and increasing programs that help citizens reenter society and reduce recidivism.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police and making police misconduct records public.

Supports increasing funding for local and state law enforcement to receive bias and crisis training.

- Supports "upholding the Second Amendment" while promoting "common sense gun legislation" such as universal background checks, ending gun-show loopholes, and banning assault-style weapons.
- Supports abolishing private prisons.
- Supports decriminalizing marijuana use and possession.
- Supports reforming the bail system and ending mass incarceration.
- Supports expunging records of those arrested but not convicted and increasing programs that help citizens reenter society and reduce recidivism.
- Supports ending qualified immunity for police and making police misconduct records public.
- Supports increasing funding for local and state law enforcement to receive bias and crisis training.

Public Safety

Supports raising teacher pay, providing resources for schools, and restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.

Supports restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.

Supports equitable funding for Pre-K and K-12 schools, advocating to close the "Zip-Code Gap" by decoupling school funding from property taxes.

Supports increasing funding for civics and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs.

Supports strengthening nutritional programs in schools and ensuring every K-12 student receives a nutritious free lunch.

Supports making all public community institutions tuition-free, fully funding Pell Grants, and expanding student loan forgiveness programs.

Supports vocational, trade, and apprenticeship education.

- Supports raising teacher pay, providing resources for schools, and restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.
- Supports restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.
- Supports equitable funding for Pre-K and K-12 schools, advocating to close the "Zip-Code Gap" by decoupling school funding from property taxes.
- Supports increasing funding for civics and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs.
- Supports strengthening nutritional programs in schools and ensuring every K-12 student receives a nutritious free lunch.
- Supports making all public community institutions tuition-free, fully funding Pell Grants, and expanding student loan forgiveness programs.
- Supports vocational, trade, and apprenticeship education.

Education

Wants to invest in mental health programs for veterans.

Wants to invest in mental health programs for veterans and extend programs into rural communities.

- Wants to invest in mental health programs for veterans and extend programs into rural communities.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Conngressman Austin Scott, Biography

Austin has a bachelor's in business administration in risk management from the University of Georgia. He lives in Tifton, GA, with his wife Vivien and their three children.

Ballotpedia, Austin Scott

Austin is an agent and owner of the Southern Group, Limited Liability Company. He was previously an agent with the Principal Financial Group and the Life of the South Agency from 1992 to 1993.

Austin Scott is currently a member of the US House of Representatives for Georgia’s 8th Congressional District. He was elected in 2010 and has been in office for seven terms. He is the Vice Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. and a co-chairman of the Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus. He previously was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1996 to 2010.

Supports American manufacturing and production to keep jobs in the country.

Opposes President Biden's  budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 and increasing corporate tax rates.

Said, "American families are facing crushing inflation and rising prices for household goods thanks to Biden's mismanagement of our economy."

- Supports American manufacturing and production to keep jobs in the country.
- Opposes President Biden's  budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 and increasing corporate tax rates.
- Said, "American families are facing crushing inflation and rising prices for household goods thanks to Biden's mismanagement of our economy."

Opposes the tailpipe emissions rule, which requires 67% of new light-duty and 46% of new medium-duty vehicle sales in the U.S. to be EVs by 2032

- Opposes the tailpipe emissions rule, which requires 67% of new light-duty and 46% of new medium-duty vehicle sales in the U.S. to be EVs by 2032

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Sponsored the Heartbeat Protection Act of 2023, which prohibits abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable.

Opposes the use of Federal funds to implement Executive orders relating to reproductive health services or to provide certain gender transition procedures to minors.

Supports the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act to apply payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans

- Sponsored the Heartbeat Protection Act of 2023, which prohibits abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable.
- Opposes the use of Federal funds to implement Executive orders relating to reproductive health services or to provide certain gender transition procedures to minors.
- Supports the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act to apply payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans

As of July 25, 2024, Austin Scott’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Sponsored the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which allows a nonresidents of a state to carry concealed firearms if residents of the state can carry

Supported the STOP Fentanyl Act Standardizing Thresholds Of Penalties for Fentanyl Act to reduce the threshold for mandatory minimum penalties for fentanyl-related offenses

- Sponsored the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which allows a nonresidents of a state to carry concealed firearms if residents of the state can carry
- Supported the STOP Fentanyl Act Standardizing Thresholds Of Penalties for Fentanyl Act to reduce the threshold for mandatory minimum penalties for fentanyl-related offenses

Sponsored the College Cost Reduction Act, which would lower the cost of postsecondary education

Wants to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if  schools adopt policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

- Sponsored the College Cost Reduction Act, which would lower the cost of postsecondary education
- Wants to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if  schools adopt policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Sponsored the Restricting Administration Zealots from Obliging Raiders Act, which would prohibit the federal government from removing or altering a barrier built by a State along the border to preventing unlawful crossings

Sponsored the Maximum Pressure Act to impose additional sanctions and modify other existing sanctions against Iran

Voted for the Laken Riley Act, which requires ICE to arrest illegal immigrants who commit theft offenses and detains them until they are removed from the country

- Sponsored the Restricting Administration Zealots from Obliging Raiders Act, which would prohibit the federal government from removing or altering a barrier built by a State along the border to preventing unlawful crossings
- Sponsored the Maximum Pressure Act to impose additional sanctions and modify other existing sanctions against Iran
- Voted for the Laken Riley Act, which requires ICE to arrest illegal immigrants who commit theft offenses and detains them until they are removed from the country

Austin Scott

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- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a US citizen for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.