Mike Collins

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Describes himself as a small business owner and "Georgia's Conservative Workhorse" who started his first trucking business at age 25 with one truck.[1]
• Says he passed two bills into law under two presidents, the TRANQ Act on drug enforcement and the Laken Riley Act on immigrant detention.[1],[2]
• Says he is running to "deliver on President Trump's America First agenda" and that Georgians deserve two senators "out there fighting for us."[2],[12]
• Argues that tax cuts, deregulation and expanded energy production are the route to lower prices and stronger growth, and points to his vote for the 2025 tax law.[3]

Background

• U.S. Representative, Georgia's 10th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives · 2023–present[1],[4]
• Chairman, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Current[1]
• Co-founder and owner, Trucking company (co-founded with his wife, Leigh Ann) · Early 1990s–present[4],[13]
• Board chairman; chamber president, Georgia's Associated Credit Union; Butts County Chamber of Commerce · Dates not listed[1],[4]

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Georgia State University (1990)[13],[4]

Where they stand

• Economy & Jobs
  Says the Trump administration's tax cuts, deregulation and energy policies will lower prices, strengthen growth and bring manufacturing back to the U.S., and blames Biden-era spending for inflation.[3]
• Taxes
  Voted for the 2025 tax-and-spending law, which extended the 2017 tax cuts and added tax breaks on tips and overtime, and campaigns on that vote.[3],[6]
• Health Care
  Blames the Affordable Care Act for rising costs and supports repealing it. Supports price transparency and expanded health savings accounts, and describes the 2025 Medicaid changes as reducing fraud and abuse.[3]
• Immigration
  Supports the Trump administration's mass deportation effort and authored the Laken Riley Act. Argues that illegal immigration strains housing and public services.[3],[1]
• Abortion
  Has described himself as "100% pro-life, period — no exceptions." Supports Georgia's 2019 law banning most abortions after about six weeks and opposes federal funding for abortion.[3]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports expanding domestic energy production and cutting permitting requirements. Says the U.S. needs data centers to compete with China on artificial intelligence but local communities should have the final say on projects.[3]
• Foreign Policy
  Supports President Trump's handling of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which he describes as "peace through strength," and says the president had the right to act to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Describes himself as an unequivocal supporter of Israel and has voted to fund its missile defenses and arms transfers.[3],[11]
• Elections & Democracy
  Cosponsored the SAVE America Act. Disputes Georgia's certified 2020 presidential result, saying Donald Trump won the state.[3]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words