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Scott Hilton graduated with honors from Georgetown University with majors in finance and international business and from Emory University s MBA program with a concentration in capital markets. He and his wife, Meredith, live in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, where they raise their three children. The Hiltons are active members of Perimeter Church in Johns Creek.

Scott Hilton is originally from Wichita, Kansas. He received his bachelor's degree in finance and international; business from Georgetown University and his master's degree in capital markets from Emory University.. He and his wife, Meredith, live with their three children in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. They attend Perimeter Church in Johns Creek.

Scott is a commercial banker. He previously served as executive director of the Georgians First Commission, where he focused on eliminating burdensome regulations for small businesses. 

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Scott currently works as a managing director for High Peak Capital. he previously worked as senior vice president in commercial banking at SouthState Bank, executive director of the office of Brian Kemp, senior vice president in commercial banking at SunTrust, and senior vice president and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 

Scott is currently a representative for Georgia House District 48. He was first elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 2016.

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Scott is currently a representative for Georgia House District 48. He was first elected in 2016 but lost reelection in 2018. He then was elected again in 2022 and is now serving his third term.  

As a state representative, voted to cut the state income tax by $1.1 billion, double the homestead exemption from $2000 to $4000, and increase the child tax deduction by $1000 per child.

- As a state representative, voted to cut the state income tax by $1.1 billion, double the homestead exemption from $2000 to $4000, and increase the child tax deduction by $1000 per child.

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As of March 11, 2026, Scott Clifford Hilton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports increased funding for women's health, addressing maternal mortality, extending paid parental leave, and protecting access to IVF in Georgia.

Supports increasing funding to address maternal mortality, extend paid parental leave, and protect access to IVF in Georgia.

- Supports increasing funding to address maternal mortality, extend paid parental leave, and protect access to IVF in Georgia.

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Supports law enforcement and advocates for increased pay, hiring more officers, expanding mandatory cash bail, and establishing a commission to ensure prosecutorial accountability.

Advocates for increased pay for law enforcement, hiring more officers, expanding the list of crimes that mandate cash bail, and establishing a commission to "hold rogue prosecutors accountable."

- Advocates for increased pay for law enforcement, hiring more officers, expanding the list of crimes that mandate cash bail, and establishing a commission to "hold rogue prosecutors accountable."

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As Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Education, advocated for school choice and helped pass school voucher legislation.

As a state representative, supported legislation supporting school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools. 

- As a state representative, supported legislation supporting school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools. 

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