George Austin

Austin describes himself as a first-generation American, and CT Mirror describes him as a contractor from Suffield and the son of Mexican immigrants. He graduated from South Windsor High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut State University in 2014; his campaign website says the degree is in Construction Management.[2][3][5] His campaign website says he married young, after meeting his wife and stepson in Mexico at the age of 17, and worked through the challenges of the immigration system. He describes himself as a husband and father of two young men.[5][2]

Austin has worked as a contractor and describes himself as a tradesman and homebuilder for the past twenty years; his campaign website adds that he built a life as a small business owner. It lists his memberships in the Home Builders & Remodelers Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Connecticut Citizens Defense League and the NRA.[2][5] He was a first-time candidate who accepted both the Republican and Independent Party of Connecticut nominations for Congress in 2026. He was unopposed for the Republican nomination, and the August 11 primary was canceled.[2][3] He said he was running on affordability, tax relief and housing costs.[2] He received 37.5% of the vote to Joe Courtney's 62.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]