Mike Collins (politician)

Michael Allen Collins Jr. (born July 2, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for GA's 10th congressional district since 2023.

He is a member of the Republican Party.

Collins graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's degree in business.

He has operated several businesses, including a trucking company.

Collins' 10th District is located within Georgia's I-75 Central Corridor.

Collins was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of 2023's H.Con.Res.

21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.

Collins voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Collins called for the impeachment and resignation of United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in 2023.

On January 24, 2024, Collins introduced a bill he called the "RAZOR Act" which would ban federal authorities from removing razor wire placed along the border with Mexico by the State of Texas and the Texas National Guard.

After a migrant in New York City was released from jail without bail in 2024 after allegedly attacking a police officer; Collins suggested the migrant be executed.

Collins stated on X the migrant should be given "a ticket on Pinochet Air for a free helicopter ride back.” Collins' post referenced the Chilean government's killing of dissidents on death flights carried out during the rule of Augusto Pinochet.

After the Killing of Laken Riley, who was a Georgia resident, Collins introduced the Laken Riley Act, which requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants charged with theft.

The Laken Riley Act has passed the House of Representatives.

For the 118th Congress:

Collins's father, the late Mac Collins, also served in the House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 3rd congressional district.

Where Georgia's Interstate 75 Exit 205 and Georgia's Highway 16 cross is known as the "Congressman Mac Collins Memorial Exchange".

Collins and his wife, Leigh Ann, have three children.

Collins is a Methodist.

Collins' business 'Collins Trucking' is a sponsor of the Butts County, Georgia Historical Society.

Collins ran to represent GA's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the 2014 elections, when incumbent Paul Broun was not seeking reelection.

Collins finished in second place in the primary election to Jody Hice, advancing to a runoff election.

Hice defeated Collins in the runoff.

After Hice announced that he would not seek reelection in the 2022 elections, Collins announced his candidacy.

Collins and Vernon Jones advanced to a runoff election, and Collins defeated Jones in the runoff on June 21.

Collins defeated Tabitha Johnson-Green, the Democratic nominee, in the November 8 general election.

After his election, Collins drew attention for hiring Brandon Phillips as his chief of staff.

Phillips was arrested in November 2022 on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty for kicking a dog, and had two previous criminal incidents, including pleading guilty to criminal trespassing and battery for a 2008 incident when he attacked a man and slashed his car's tires, and threw a woman's laptop.

On December 13, 2023, Collins voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.

Collins was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.

In December 2023, Collins used a music-themed Mariah Carey display on the floor of the United States House of Representatives titled "All I want for Christmas is 12 appropriations bills".

In December 2023, Collins' H.R. 1734 Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Act passed both the House and the Senate and was sent to the President of the United States to be signed into law.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Collins was "in line to become the first member of this year’s freshman class to see a bill signed into law."