Mike Collins is the Republican nominee and the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 10th Congressional District, first elected in 2022. A Jackson, Georgia, businessman who co-founded a trucking company, he lost a 2014 House runoff before winning the seat eight years later. He is running for the Senate on his House record, including the Laken Riley Act and the TRANQ Act, and support for President Trump's agenda.[1][2]
Collins was born on July 2, 1967, and raised in Jackson, Georgia, where he still lives, according to his House website and Wikipedia; he is the son of former U.S. Rep. Mac Collins.[1][2][3] He earned a business degree from Georgia State University in 1990.[1][2] He and his wife, Leigh Ann, started a trucking company in the early 1990s that, according to his House website, now employs more than 100 Georgians.[2] The same page says he has served on the board and as chairman of one of Georgia's largest credit unions and as president of his local chamber of commerce.[2]
Collins first ran for Georgia's 10th District in 2014, finishing second in the Republican primary and losing the July 22 runoff to Jody Hice, 45.7% to 54.3%.[1] He ran again in 2022, finishing first in the May 24 Republican primary and winning the June 21 runoff over Vernon Jones, 74.5% to 25.5%, then defeating Democrat Tabitha Johnson-Green, 64.5% to 35.5%, in the general election.[1] He won re-election in 2024, defeating Democrat Lexy Doherty, 63.1% to 36.9%.[1]
In the 2025-2026 Congress Collins serves on the Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology committees and chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.[1] Material from his campaign website says he passed two bills into law, the TRANQ Act and the Laken Riley Act, and was appointed to the House Whip Team.[1] He won the June 16, 2026, Republican runoff for U.S. Senate over Derek Dooley, 55.5% to 44.5%.[1] Collins and Leigh Ann have three grown children and four grandchildren, according to his House website.[2]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
