US Midterms 2026
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Republican who has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2023 and is challenging Democratic senator Jon Ossoff in 2026.
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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff raised $33 million over the last three months, giving the Georgia Democrat a massive financial advantage as he heads into the final stretch of his reelection campaign with $26 million in the bank.
OssoffAbove file video: Ossoff, Collins trade sharp attacks in second Georgia U.S. Senate debate
OssoffLaken Riley Act becomes Mike Collins’ key pitch in Georgia Senate race
ATLANTA: Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins told Georgia voters Tuesday night that he is not a white nationalist. But in the same debate, he would not commit to stopping what Democratic U.S. Sen.
US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Georgia's Democratic candidate for US Senate, and US Representative Mike Collins (R-GA), Georgia's Republican candidate for US Senate, attend the Loudermilk-Young Senate Debate Series at…
Laken Riley Act: Collins accused Ossoff of inaction on immigration after nursing student Laken Riley’s death; Ossoff defended his vote for the bill and criticized Trump-era enforcement tactics.
OssoffSenator Jon Ossoff, the Democratic incumbent, and Representative Mike Collins, the Republican challenger, debated inflation, tariffs and the Epstein files during the second and final Georgia senate debate.
Home » Columns » Delaney Tarr » Collins and Ossoff clash in heated Georgia Senate debate, but did voters learn anything?
DEM ‘EPSTEIN CLASS’ ATTACK BACKFIRES AS TOP CANDIDATES FUNDED BY EPSTEIN-TIED BILLIONAIRE
Collins, Ossoff clash in a second heated debate as early voting begins in Georgia
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Michael Allen Collins Jr. was born on July 2, 1967, and grew up in Jackson, Georgia. His father, Mac Collins, represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005.
Collins finished Piedmont Academy in Monticello in 1985 and, in 1990, completed a business administration degree at Georgia State University. During the early 1990s Collins started a trucking company with his wife, Leigh Ann, and he has owned and run several businesses.
He also chaired the board of a large Georgia credit union and led his local chamber of commerce as president. The couple have three children, and Collins is a Methodist.
Collins first sought the 10th district House seat in 2014, when Paul Broun left it open; he placed second in the Republican primary and lost the runoff to Jody Hice.
When Hice left the seat in 2022, Collins ran again, defeated Vernon Jones in the June 21 primary runoff, and took 64.5% against Democrat Tabitha Johnson-Green that November. He ran without a primary opponent in 2024 and won reelection that November with 63.1% against Democrat Lexy Doherty.
In the House he sponsored the TRANQ Act, which Congress passed in December 2023, and introduced the Laken Riley Act, which President Trump signed in January 2025. In the 119th Congress he chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on water resources and the environment.
On July 27, 2025, Collins launched a campaign against Jon Ossoff, the Democratic incumbent seeking a second Senate term.
In the Republican primary held on May 19, 2026, no candidate won a majority among Collins, Representative Buddy Carter and former football coach Derek Dooley, so Collins and Dooley met in a June 16 runoff. Endorsed by President Donald Trump, Collins took the nomination with 55.5%.
A December 1 runoff is scheduled if no candidate wins a majority on November 3.
