Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-28.
In Congress: 27 bills and resolutions sponsored, 396 cosponsored, 1 became law on their own (a bill folded into a larger law isn't counted). Congress.gov
In their own words, from their campaign website, summarised in plain English. House roll-call votes are not included yet: the Senate's are, and the House's come from a different source still being added.
Economy and cost of living
Collins says he wants to make America more affordable by cutting regulations, reshoring jobs, investing in technical education, and streamlining permitting to lower housing and construction costs.
“Housing costs are too high because supply is too low and demand has exploded.”
Collins says he wants to cut wasteful government spending and crack down on fraud, including Medicaid fraud, to make government smaller and more accountable to taxpayers.
“In the Senate, I'll fight to make government smaller, smarter, and accountable to the American people.”
Collins says he has worked to combat opioid abuse, including introducing legislation to research the spread of synthetic opioids and protect veterans' medical records from opioid overprescribing.
Collins says he wants mass deportations and passed the Laken Riley Act to address crimes committed by illegal immigrants, following the murder of Laken Riley by an illegal alien in his district.
“We need mass deportations, lower interest rates, and less government red tape driving up construction costs.”
Collins says he supports protecting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China, increasing domestic oil production through the Strategic Production Response Act, and opposing EPA regulations he views as burdensome on power plants and boaters.
Collins says he believes in peace through strength, wants to stand by American allies and defend freedom abroad, but opposes sending unlimited taxpayer money overseas without accountability and wants allies to share more of the burden.
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Mike Collins (REP)
Raised
$7.4M through 2026-06-30individuals $4.4M · PACs $496K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $65K · from the candidate's other committees $2.4M · cash on hand $2.1M
THE GEORGIA WAY— $4.6M opposing CollinsGEORGIA VALUES— $907K opposing CollinsLargest donors:
GEORGIANS FIRST LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE $800K (93%)NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC— $701K opposing CollinsLargest donors:
NEW ENGAGEMENT FUND $1.0M (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid Hoffman $1.0M (25%), Greylock Partners, Partner; WORKING FOR WORKING AMERICANS - FEDERAL $300K (7%); Stephen III Pajcic $263K (7%), Pajcic & Pajcic, Attorney; Deborah J Simon $250K (6%), RetiredNO GOING BACK PAC INC.— $667K supporting CollinsFELLOWSHIP PAC— $350K supporting CollinsLargest donors:
CANTOR FITZGERALD $10.0M (91%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); ANCHOR LABS INC $1.0M (9%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)and 8 more
What named supporters and critics say, as reported. Shown in equal numbers.
Praise
Brian Kemp: Endorsed Collins, saying they share a commitment to making Georgia better usatoday.com
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Jason Shepherd: Said unseating Ossoff will be a very tough race for Collins politico.com
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the Laken Riley family (as endorsers): Family of Laken Riley has endorsed Collins nytimes.com
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Ossoff campaign spokesperson: Praised Ossoff for bringing jobs, capping insulin costs, and infrastructure investment savannahnow.com
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Criticism
Jon Ossoff: Called Parra's posts disgraceful and disqualifying, another scandal for Collins' campaign gpb.org
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NAACP: Called on House Ethics Committee to investigate Collins over the Ole Miss video, calling his response disappointing usatoday.com
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Office of Congressional Conduct: Noted that Collins refused to cooperate with the investigation usatoday.com
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Devon Cruz: Said Collins should explain why he supports doubling Georgians' health insurance premiums rather than using deepfake videos cbsnews.com
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Controversies
Stated as reported. Most are reported by at least two independent news outlets or found in an official record; any with only one source so far is marked Single source.
Court cases
2011 House Ethics Committee finding on unreported outside income
As chief of staff to then-Rep. John Lewis, Michael Collins was found by the House Committee on Ethics to have violated House rules and standards of conduct by failing to report outside income from 2005 through 2010 on financial disclosure statements and federal tax returns, and by exceeding the outside earned income limit in 2009. Collins agreed to accept sanctions as part of the resolution. (Note: this is a different Michael Collins, a former congressional staffer, not the current Georgia congressman/Senate candidate.)
Aide's history and hiring of chief of staff Brandon Phillips Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
The AJC and other outlets reported mounting scrutiny of Collins' longtime aide and former chief of staff Brandon Phillips, including a report he was involved in an altercation at a Trump campaign office opening in 2024 and that some witnesses feared retaliation from Phillips, citing his "past violent criminal behavior," while cooperating with the ethics inquiry. Phillips was ultimately dismissed from the campaign after a separate post controversy.
House ethics investigation over intern hiring and use of congressional funds
The Office of Congressional Conduct found substantial reason to believe Collins used congressional resources for unauthorized purposes and retained an employee, Caroline Craze, who did not perform duties commensurate with her pay while she was in a relationship with his then-chief of staff, Brandon Phillips. The House Ethics Committee has continued reviewing the matter; no final determination has been publicly announced.
2024 social media post referencing 'Pinochet Air' helicopter ride Single source
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CNN reported that in February 2024, responding to a photo of an arrested Venezuelan migrant, Collins posted on social media "Or we could buy him a ticket on Pinochet Air for a free helicopter ride back," a reference to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's practice of throwing political prisoners from helicopters. The post was temporarily removed by X for violating rules on violent speech before being reinstated.
Hot-mic remarks that Trump is 'in' the Epstein files Single source
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The Washington Examiner reported that at an Aug. 13 GOP meeting, an audio recording captured Collins telling an attendee he believed President Trump was mentioned in the Epstein files, though he said this was only because Trump had reported Epstein to the FBI and banned him from Mar-a-Lago.
Exchange with Jan. 6 defendant over compensation fund Single source
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During a Savannah campaign event, Collins told a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant that "when the federal government harms you, then yes, they have a liability too," a remark Ossoff characterized as support for taxpayer-funded payments to Capitol riot participants; Collins' campaign disputed that characterization.
Response: "Mike Collins fully supports holding the government accountable when federal agencies abuse their power," adding that Collins believes people wronged by the government should have a way to seek justice.
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