Candidate · November 3, 2026

Mike Collins

On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Georgia

RepublicanChallengerServing in Congress now
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$11M
cash on hand
$1.1M
issues with public statements
6
outside spending for or against
$16M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. Senate · Georgia1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
StatusChallenger — Currently serves in the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 10th District.16
How it's decidedIf no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.15
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Collins was born and raised in Jackson, Georgia, where he still lives, and graduated from Georgia State University with a business degree.17,18 He and his wife, Leigh Ann, started a trucking company in the early 1990s that has grown to employ more than 100 people.17,18 He represents Georgia's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House, where he was named chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.17,18 He has served as president of the Butts County Chamber of Commerce and as board chairman of Georgia's Associated Credit Union and of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association.18

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says Georgia needs a senator who has worked for a living, created jobs and taken on tough fights.19

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, GA-1016
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, GA-1016

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says he would fight in the Senate to make government smaller and to rein in wasteful spending, and his official House biography lists cutting wasteful spending among his top priorities.17,21

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Fraud and improper payments in federal programs

His campaign website says Washington must crack down on fraud and misuse of tax dollars, including in Medicaid.21

Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families

His campaign website says his Aviation Workforce Development Act lets families use 529 education savings plans to pay for technical and career training.21

  1. Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
  2. Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
  3. Keep the current breaks
  4. Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

Immigration enforcement inside the country

His campaign website says the country needs mass deportations, and lists passing the Laken Riley Act, which it presents as protecting Georgians from crimes by immigrants here illegally, among his accomplishments.18,21

  1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
  2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
  3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
  4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Foreign Policy and Defense

Foreign aid

His campaign website says the US should stand by its allies but stop writing what it calls blank checks overseas without accountability, and that allies should carry their share of the burden.21

Housing

Zoning and new housing

His campaign website says housing costs are high because supply is too low, calls for less government red tape driving up construction costs, and says his PERMIT Act, which it says passed the House, would streamline the permitting that delays projects and raises the cost of homebuilding.21

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Mike Collins served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Mike Collins sponsored or cosponsored 7 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.74

Raised$10,679,277
Spent$10,178,766
Cash on hand$1,103,682

Where the money came from

Individual donors$7.1M · 66%
PACs and other political committees$676K · 6%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$65K · 1%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$2.8M · 26%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$43K · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $2,125,882 supporting and $13,903,283 opposing Mike Collins this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.75

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
The Georgia Way—$7,050,871
Lower Costs Now—$3,375,983
New Engagement PAC—$1,969,339
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$1,288,927—
GEORGIA VALUES—$845,400
J Street Action Fund—$470,000
FELLOWSHIP PAC$350,000—
Delivering for America PAC$300,000—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.

Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Mike Collins at efdsearch.senate.gov83.