Mike Collins | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th district | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2023 | |
| Succeeding | Jody Hice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1967 (age 55) Jackson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Mac Collins (father) |
| Education | Georgia State University (BA) |
Michael Allen Collins Jr. (born July 1967) is an American politician and businessman from the state of Georgia.[1] He is the Republican nominee in the 2022 elections seeking to represent Georgia's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Collins graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's degree in business. He has operated several businesses, including a trucking company.[2]
Collins ran to represent Georgia's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the 2014 elections, where incumbent Paul Broun was not seeking reelection. Collins finished in second place in the primary election to Jody Hice, advancing to a runoff election.[3] Hice defeated Collins in the runoff.[4]
After Hice announced that he would not seek reelection in the 2022 elections, Collins announced his candidacy.[2] Collins and Vernon Jones advanced to a runoff election,[5] and Collins defeated Jones in the runoff election on June 21.[6] Collins defeated Tabitha Johnson-Green, the Democratic Party nominee, in the November 8 general election.[7]
Collins' father, Mac Collins, served in the House of Representatives.[8]
Collins and his wife, Leigh Ann, have three children.[9]