Mike Collins, Who Led Push For Laken Riley Act, Launches Run For Senate
Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins announced his long-expected entrance into Georgia’s contested Republican Senate primary Monday morning. Collins, a two-term lawmaker who has cultivated a reputation as a legislative…
Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins announced his long-expected entrance into Georgia’s contested Republican Senate primary Monday morning.
Collins, a two-term lawmaker who has cultivated a reputation as a legislative workhorse, is running to unseat incumbent Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff during the midterms. Collins is likely to tout his ties to the MAGA movement and his successful push to pass the Laken Riley Act, illegal immigration crackdown legislation President Donald Trump signed into law in January, as he vies for the Republican nomination.
“We need a senator who works for Georgia, not the California crazies or New York nutjobs,” Collins said in his campaign announcement video. “I don’t know who Jon Ossoff really works for but it sure as hell isn’t Georgia.”
Collins’ entry into the primary contest comes as Trump and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, have yet to back a candidate. Georgia is seen as a prime pickup opportunity for Republicans during the midterms given the state’s Republican leanings and Trump defeating former Vice President Kamala Harris in the state last November.
Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who was previously viewed as the party’s top recruit for the race, will back former football coach Derek Dooley, according