Rick W. Allen
Republican · GA-12 · U.S. House
Bio
Richard Wayne Allen is an American politician and businessman who has served as the Republican Party's U.S. representative for Georgia's 12th congressional district since 2015. Georgia's 12th district is in East Central Georgia and favors Republicans by seven points according to the 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index. Allen began his career as a project manager after graduating from Auburn in 1973 with a degree in building construction. In 1976, he founded a construction company.
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Rep. Rick Allen Has Sold Up to $15K Worth Of Accenture Stock: Here's What You Should KnowA report on October 7, 2025 shows that Representative Rick Allen from Georgia sale stock in Accenture (NYSE:ACN), valued between $1,001 and $15,000. According to the October filing, the transaction occurred on September 12, 2025. At the time of writing, Accen…
Biztoc.com · October 8, 2025
GOP funneled thousands of desperate voters to get help from agency — then gutted itA New York business frozen out of its checking account. A Georgia chemotherapy patient denied a credit card refund after a product dispute. A New Jersey service member defrauded out of their savings.These consumers — along with hundreds of others — reached ou…
Raw Story · August 6, 2025
These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.by Joel Jacobs ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A New York business frozen out of its checking account. A Georgia chemotherapy p…
ProPublica · August 6, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmaker Looks To Preempt Democrats’ Next War On AppliancesRepublican Georgia Rep. Rick Allen introduced legislation Wednesday that would block future Democratic administrations from enforcing draconian appliance rules.
The Daily Caller · July 23, 2025
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