Snapshot
Bills sponsored
15
Bills cosponsored
105
Total votes cast
6,265
Last 120 votes
89Y · 30N
News mentions
0
Richard Wayne Allen (born November 7, 1951) is an American businessman and Republican U.S. Representative serving Georgia's 12th Congressional District since January 2015. Before entering politics, Allen founded R.W. Allen & Associates, an Augusta-based construction company, in 1976 after earning his degree from Auburn University. He built the firm over nearly four decades into a major regional employer. Allen first ran for Congress in 2012 but lost in the Republican primary runoff. He won in 2014, defeating eight-term incumbent Democrat John Barrow with 54.7% of the vote. In the 119th Congress, Allen serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he is Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and the House Education and the Workforce Committee. He previously served eight years on the House Agriculture Committee, advocating for Georgia's cotton, peanut, corn, timber, and livestock producers. Allen won reelection in 2024 with 60.3% of the vote.
Voting history
The voting record
Nay
Yea
Nay
House · May 14, 2026
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025Yea
House · May 14, 2026
Monitor Accountability ActYea
House · May 14, 2026
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025Nay
House · May 14, 2026
HOUSE Act of 2025Yea
House · May 14, 2026
Cashless Bail Reporting ActNay
House · May 14, 2026
Monitor Accountability ActYea
House · May 13, 2026
Focus on Learning ActYea
House · May 13, 2026
PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025Showing 1-10 of 120 votes
Recent bills sponsored & cosponsored
Bills & legislation
H.R.7195 · 2026 · Sponsored
Timber Harvesters, Haulers, and Landowners Market Disruptions Relief Act
H.R.6122 · 2025 · Sponsored
BARN Act
H.R.5509 · 2025 · Sponsored
Safe Step Act
+124 more cosponsors
H.R.5169 · 2025 · Sponsored
Retire through Ownership Act
H.R.4626 · 2025 · Sponsored
Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
H.R.4214 · 2025 · Sponsored
Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act
+1 more cosponsors
H.R.4154 · 2025 · Sponsored
Employee Rights Act
+7 more cosponsors
H.R.4122 · 2025 · Sponsored
Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025
H.R.2988 · 2025 · Sponsored
Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act
H.R.2403 · 2025 · Sponsored
TELL Act
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