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U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Data last updated: Jul 15, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Austin Scott

Austin Scott

U.S. House · Georgia District 8

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Kelly Esti

Kelly Esti

Running for U.S. House · Georgia District 8

NationalDemocrat

Austin ScottCurrent repKelly EstiChallenger

Job fit

Austin Scott

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Kelly Esti

Offices held

  • NUCLEAR TRAINED SAILOR UNITED STATES NAVY | 1999-2002 1

Other work

  • Joined BroTagz Embroidery LLC as Chief Financial Officer 1

Education

  • PUBLIC POLICY & POLICY ANALYSIS | WALDEN UNIVERSITY | 2018 1

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Austin Scott

No stated positions on file yet.

Kelly Esti

  • Health care costs
    Esti's site says treating healthcare as a public good means his role is to 'strengthen federal health programs, support funding for rural clinics and hospitals, and work with agencies to improve access.' 2
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Esti's site: 'my role is to support federal labor standards, work with agencies to enforce workplace protections' because 'many workers face unpredictable schedules, low wages, unsafe conditions.' 2
  • Climate & energy
    Esti's site says his job is to 'help local governments access federal grants, support legislation that modernizes utility systems' so communities can adopt more affordable solar and wind power. 2

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration

More on their website →

How they voted on top issues

Austin Scott

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 3
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 3
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 3

Kelly Esti

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Austin Scott

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsindustry associationscompaniesmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1Klarge donors$386Kindustryassociations$293Kcompanies$249Kmembershiporganizations$84KOther kinds ofdonors$80K$1.1M raised
$1,3384Small individual donors
$385,5634Large individual donors

Kelly Esti

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$843large donors$18K$19K raised
$8435Small individual donors
$17,5005Large individual donors

Checks

Austin Scott

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 55 since 2020. 6

Kelly Esti

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About Kelly | Kellyesti4congress — captured web text, 2026-10-19 · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. kellyesti4congress.com used in: Top issues
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-02-17 used in: Checks