Rick Austin

Rick Austin
Georgia House of Representatives District 10
Former officeholder
In office
January 12, 2009 - 2011
Term ends
January 14, 2013
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$17,342/year
Per diem	$173/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2008
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	College Professor
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Rick Austin was a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 10th District from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, he resigned to run in the November 8 special election for District 50 of the Georgia State Senate but was defeated.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Austin served on the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
• Education Committee
• Game, Fish, and Parks Committee, Vice Chair
• Motor Vehicles Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Austin served on the following committees:

• Children and Youth Committee
• Education Committee
• Motor Vehicles Committee
• Subcommittee on Academic Support
• Subcommittee on Ad Valorem Tax
• Subcommittee on Public Finance
• Subcommittee on Sales Tax
• Subcommittee on Tags and Titles
• Ways and Means Committee

Elections

2011

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011; Resign-to-run law

On November 8, Austin faced fellow Republicans John Wilkinson, Curtis Burger, and David Strickland as well as Democrat Mary Beth Focer. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, the top two vote getters--Austin and Wilkinson--proceeded to a run-off election on December 6 where Austin was defeated.

2010

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2010

Austin ran for re-election to the 10th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the July 20 primary and no one filed to run against him in the general election. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 10 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Rick Austin (R)		12,221	100.0%

2008

In 2008 Austin was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 10. Austin (R) ran unopposed and finished with 16,454 votes. Austin raised $37,405 for his campaign fund.

Georgia House of Representatives District 10
Candidates		Votes
Rick Austin (R)		16,454

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Austin collected $12,025 in campaign contributions. His five largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
American Federation for Children	$2,000
Friends of Jan Jones	$2,000
Georgia Independent Automobile Dealers Association	$1,000
Citizens to Elect Jim Butterworth	$1,000
Tommy Irvine Campaign Committee	$500

2008

In 2008, Austin collected $37,405 in campaign contributions. The five largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:

Donor	Amount
Bob and Ted's Trophy and Sign	$2,000
W. Ray and Ashley Cleere	$1,000
Georgia Conservation Voters	$1,000
Collins for House Seat 27	$1,000
All Children Matter	$1,000

Additional reading

• Peach Pundit, "Austin Challenges Wilkinson To A Debate In Each County," November 10, 2011
• The Toccoa Record, "Austin, Wilkinson in senate runoff," November 10, 2011

External links

Suggest a link

• Rick Austin, Campaign site
• Georgia House of Representatives - Rep. Rick Austin
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Rick Austin on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Georgia House of Representatives District 10 2009–2011	Succeeded by Terry Rogers