U.S. House · Maryland's 7th District
Scott Collier
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Maryland's 7th District
- Result
- Kweisi Mfume, projected winner
- Opponent
- Kweisi Mfume (D)
- Research
- Minimal record
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
No. I believe that the Supreme Court made the correct decision, because this is a state's rights issue. I believe that life starts at conception.
Protect legal access to abortion
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No. I believe that the Supreme Court made the correct decision, because this is a state's rights issue. I believe that life starts at conception.
Said in a 2024 questionnaire that Congress should not act to protect abortion rights after Dobbs, calling it a state's rights issue.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Scott Collier, a Republican who has worked as a structural steel painter, home improvement specialist and media entrepreneur, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Maryland's 7th Congressional District to Kweisi Mfume. According to Ballotpedia, he is a Dundalk High School graduate who has run for office several times since 2018 and was unopposed in the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.[1][2]
Little public record found for this candidate.
Collier graduated from Dundalk High School in 1981.[1] His professional experience includes work as a structural steel painter and home improvement specialist, and as a media entrepreneur with DundalkTV.[1]
Collier ran for Maryland State Senate District 6 in 2018 as an unaffiliated candidate, receiving 4.6% of the vote, and lost the 2020 Republican primary for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District.[1] He won the 2022 Republican primary for the 7th District seat and lost the general election to Rep. Kweisi Mfume, 82.1% to 17.7%. He ran again in 2024 and lost, receiving 17.2% to Mfume's 80.3%.[1] He received 15.5% of the vote to Kweisi Mfume's 84.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- In a 2018 Ballotpedia biographical submission: giving political power back to the people and working together on solutions.[4]
- In a 2024 questionnaire answer: addressing crime, gangs, education and drug problems in District 7.[3]
- In a 2024 questionnaire answer: ending food deserts and working with law enforcement.[3]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Scott Collier (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Maryland's 7th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.The Issues · Scott Collier for Congress campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Scott Collier (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference