During Thursday night's debate in Statesboro, Republican challenger Rick Allen and the Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. John Barrow, came out verbally swinging, each accusing the other of misrepresenting his own and the other's past and positions. But they agreed on things such as a priority on job creation and support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and a balanced budget amendment. Allen, 62, owns an Augusta-based construction firm, R.W. Allen & Associates, which he has operated for 37 years.