
Austin Magee
About Austin Magee
Austin Magee (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.
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[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Austin Magee completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Magee's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-406050-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading-bio-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-406050-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-406050-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI am a blue collar small business owner, builder and fixer who is exhausted with worry from watching my country be ran by people who are either corrupt, incompetent, or some combination of the two.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-406050-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading-key-message-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-406050-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-406050-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Reform politics itself. Ban congressional stock trading, pass term limits amendment, limit lobbying, and create extreme financial clarity for politicians.</li><li>Common sense fiscal responsibility for our country. We can't let these politicians bankrupt our country!</li><li>Lets get control of AI before it controls us. We need ways to discern reality from fiction and prevent an overload of misinformation. AI can never be given the power to decide life or death.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-406050-2026-03-05\" id=\"heading1-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-406050-2026-03-05\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-406050-2026-03-05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-406050-2026-03-05\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI am a conservative who is passionate about protecting our constitutional rights, especially the first and and second amendments, is pro life, supports our law enforcement, military and veterans and believe that mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. I want to limit or shrink the size of the government and protect individual liberties. I believe we should let people do what they want as long as they aren't affecting others. I want to prove that an ordinary person with no previous political experience can do the job with common sense and integrity.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nAustin Magee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Magee's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am a blue collar small business owner, builder and fixer who is exhausted with worry from watching my country be ran by people who are either corrupt, incompetent, or some combination of the two. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Reform politics itself. Ban congressional stock trading, pass term limits amendment, limit lobbying, and create extreme financial clarity for politicians. Common sense fiscal responsibility for our country. We can't let these politicians bankrupt our country! Lets get control of AI before it controls us. We need ways to discern reality from fiction and prevent an overload of misinformation. AI can never be given the power to decide life or death. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I am a conservative who is passionate about protecting our constitutional rights, especially the first and and second amendments, is pro life, supports our law enforcement, military and veterans and believe that mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. I want to limit or shrink the size of the government and protect individual liberties. I believe we should let people do what they want as long as they aren't affecting others. I want to prove that an ordinary person with no previous political experience can do the job with common sense and integrity.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]
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