Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Rick W. Allen is the Republican U.S. representative for Georgia’s 12th Congressional District and has served in the House since 2015. His current assignments include Energy and Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
Allen’s official biography records a long career in construction and small business before Congress. He founded R.W. Allen & Associates at age 25 after studying building construction at Auburn University.
In the 119th Congress, Allen chairs the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions and serves as vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Those posts are preserved as institutional public record, separate from claim-specific evidence reviews.
Editorial research reviewed: August 21, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Georgia · District 12
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- November 7, 1951
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-2823
- Office
- 462 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1012
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chair — House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Vice Chair — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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