Mike Collins vs. Jon Ossoff

Mike Collins

Jon Ossoff

Mike Collins

• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Georgia State University (1990)

  Sources (2)2 sourcesCOLLINS, Mike ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · ReferenceMike Collins (Georgia) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · Reference

Jon Ossoff

• B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (2009)

  Sources (2)2 sourcesCongressional Directory: Georgia (Senators) ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2022 · ReferenceJon Ossoff (profile, including 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · Reference

• M.Sc., London School of Economics (2013)

  Sources (2)2 sourcesCongressional Directory: Georgia (Senators) ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2022 · ReferenceJon Ossoff (profile, including 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · Reference

Mike Collins

• Co-founder and co-owner, family trucking company, Collins Trucking Company (early 1990s–present)

  Sources (3)3 sourcesAbout ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Mike Collins · GovernmentMike Collins (Georgia) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceU.S. Senator: Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins ↗ (opens in a new tab)Georgia Recorder, via The Current · Oct. 16, 2026 · News

• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Georgia's Associated Credit Union

  Sources (2)2 sourcesMEET MIKE ↗ (opens in a new tab)Mike Collins for Senate · CampaignAbout ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Mike Collins · Government

• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Georgia Motor Trucking Association

  SourceSourceMEET MIKE ↗ (opens in a new tab)Mike Collins for Senate · Campaign

• President, Butts County Chamber of Commerce

  Sources (2)2 sourcesMEET MIKE ↗ (opens in a new tab)Mike Collins for Senate · CampaignAbout ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Mike Collins · Government

• Chair, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (119th Congress)

  Sources (2)2 sourcesMike Collins (Georgia) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceHouse of Representatives Passes Rep. Collins' Permitting Reform Package ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Mike Collins · Dec. 11, 2025 · Government

Jon Ossoff

• National security aide to U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia (2007–2012)

  SourceSourceCongressional Directory: Georgia (Senators) ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2022 · Reference

• CEO, Insight TWI, an investigative media production company (2013–2021)

  Sources (2)2 sourcesCongressional Directory: Georgia (Senators) ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2022 · ReferenceSen. Ossoff to Chair Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Feb. 17, 2021 · Government

• Chair, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (2021–2022)

  Sources (2)2 sourcesSen. Ossoff to Chair Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Feb. 17, 2021 · GovernmentJon Ossoff (profile, including 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · Reference

• Chair, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (2023–2024)

  SourceSourceJon Ossoff (profile, including 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · Reference

Mike Collins

• U.S. Representative, Georgia's 10th Congressional District

  2023–present · Elected

  Sources (2)2 sourcesMike Collins (Georgia) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceMike Collins (Georgia (GA)), 119th Congress Profile ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reference

Jon Ossoff

• U.S. Senator from Georgia

  2021–present · Elected

  Sources (2)2 sourcesCongressional Directory: Georgia (Senators) ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2022 · ReferenceJon Ossoff (profile, including 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · Reference

Mike Collins

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Mike Collins

• Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 119th Congress)

  Healthcare

  Would extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which expired at the start of 2026, for three years.

  Passed the House 230–196 on Jan. 8, 2026, after a discharge petition forced a floor vote; sent to the Senate.

  Sources (2)2 sourcesRoll Call 11: H.R. 1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act, On Passage ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 8, 2026 · Legislative recordHouse passes ACA tax credit extension amid uncertain Senate future ↗ (opens in a new tab)UPI, via Yahoo News · Jan. 8, 2026 · News
  Voted no

  U.S. House · Jan. 8, 2026

  On Passage

  House roll call 11, 2026 ↗ (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceSourceRoll Call 11: H.R. 1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act, On Passage ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 8, 2026 · Legislative record

Jon Ossoff

• S. 3385 (119th Congress), a bill to extend the enhancement of the health care premium tax credit

  Healthcare

  Would extend the enhancement of the health care premium tax credit (the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which expired at the start of 2026).

  Cloture on the motion to proceed failed 51–48 on Dec. 11, 2025 (60 votes required).

  Sources (2)2 sourcesRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 644: On the Cloture Motion S. 3385 ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · Dec. 11, 2025 · Legislative recordHouse passes ACA tax credit extension amid uncertain Senate future ↗ (opens in a new tab)UPI, via Yahoo News · Jan. 8, 2026 · News
  Voted yes

  U.S. Senate · Dec. 11, 2025

  On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3385)

  Senate roll call 644, 119th Congress ↗ (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceSourceRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 644: On the Cloture Motion S. 3385 ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · Dec. 11, 2025 · Legislative record

• Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (S. 4132, 117th Congress)

  Abortion

  Would have barred government restrictions on abortion before fetal viability, and after viability when a health care provider determines that the patient's life or health is at risk.

  Cloture on the motion to proceed failed 49–51 on May 11, 2022 (60 votes required).

  Sources (2)2 sourcesRoll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 170: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4132 ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · May 11, 2022 · Legislative recordGA Senate race: Mike Collins said Jon Ossoff backs abortion 'up until and past birth.' That's False. ↗ (opens in a new tab)PolitiFact · Oct. 16, 2026 · News
  Voted yes

  U.S. Senate · May 11, 2022

  On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4132

  Senate roll call 170, 117th Congress ↗ (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceSourceRoll Call Vote 117th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 170: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4132 ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · May 11, 2022 · Legislative record

Mike Collins

• Laken Riley Act

  LegislationDocumentedJan. 29, 2025

  Sponsored the House version of the Laken Riley Act. The Senate version (S. 5) passed both chambers and was signed into law Jan. 29, 2025, the first law President Trump signed in his second term. It requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain immigrants in the country without legal permission who are arrested for crimes such as burglary, theft or shoplifting.

  Sources (3)3 sourcesOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate ↗ (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · NewsMike Collins (Georgia) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceU.S. Senator: Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins ↗ (opens in a new tab)Georgia Recorder, via The Current · Oct. 16, 2026 · News

• TRANQ Research Act

  LegislationCandidate’s claimDec. 19, 2023

  Sponsored the TRANQ Research Act (H.R. 1734), which his office describes as the first bill he wrote and introduced. It directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to research the detection and identification of synthetic opioids, including drugs containing the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine. It passed the House 425–0 on May 11, 2023, passed the House again on Dec. 4 after a Senate amendment, and was signed into law Dec. 19, 2023.

  Sources (2)2 sourcesRoll Call 212: H.R. 1734, TRANQ Research Act, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · May 11, 2023 · Legislative recordCollins' TRANQ Act Gets Signed Into Law by the President ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Mike Collins · Dec. 20, 2023 · Government

• PERMIT Act

  LegislationDocumentedDec. 11, 2025

  Sponsored the PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898), which would change permitting procedures under the Clean Water Act. It passed the House 221–205 on Dec. 11, 2025; his campaign says it is pending in the Senate.

  Sources (3)3 sourcesHouse of Representatives Passes Rep. Collins' Permitting Reform Package ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Mike Collins · Dec. 11, 2025 · GovernmentRoll Call 330: H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act, On Passage ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Dec. 11, 2025 · Legislative recordIssues ↗ (opens in a new tab)Mike Collins for Senate · Campaign

• House Ethics Committee review

  Legal proceedingDocumentedJan. 5, 2026

  The Office of Congressional Conduct board voted 6–0 on Sept. 24, 2025, to refer Collins to the House Ethics Committee, finding substantial reason to believe he used congressional resources for unofficial or otherwise unauthorized purposes and kept on payroll an intern, who had a personal relationship with his chief of staff, without commensurate work. It said Collins declined to cooperate and recommended subpoenas. On Jan. 5, 2026, the committee published the report and said it would continue its review, noting a referral does not itself indicate a violation. The committee had announced no outcome as of Oct. 19, 2026. Attorneys for Collins and his chief of staff said the intern's hire was proper and that the allegations came from disgruntled former aides; his office called the allegations meritless. Collins called the complaint "bogus" in an Oct. 8, 2026 debate.

  Sources (6)6 sourcesOffice of Congressional Conduct Report and Findings, Review No. 25-7636 (Representative Michael Collins) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of Congressional Conduct, via the House Committee on Ethics · Jan. 5, 2026 · GovernmentStatement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Mike Collins ↗ (opens in a new tab)House Committee on Ethics · Jan. 5, 2026 · GovernmentStatement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Mike Collins ↗ (opens in a new tab)House Committee on Ethics · Nov. 21, 2025 · GovernmentEthics panel investigates US Rep. Mike Collins over alleged ghost intern ↗ (opens in a new tab)Reuters, via Yahoo News · Jan. 5, 2026 · NewsU.S. House Ethics Committee reviewing claims Rep. Mike Collins misused funds ↗ (opens in a new tab)The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Jan. 6, 2026 · NewsRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins ↗ (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video

Jon Ossoff

• Federal Prison Oversight Act

  LegislationDocumentedJuly 25, 2024

  With Sens. Mike Braun and Dick Durbin, led the Senate companion bill (S. 1401) to the Federal Prison Oversight Act. The House bill (H.R. 3019) was signed into law July 25, 2024, as Public Law 118-71. It requires the Justice Department inspector general to conduct risk-based inspections of all 122 Bureau of Prisons facilities and creates an independent ombudsman for incarcerated people and staff.

  Sources (4)4 sourcesPublic Law 118-71: Federal Prison Oversight Act (H.R. 3019) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Library of Congress (Congress.gov) · July 25, 2024 · Legislative recordBill status: H.R. 3019 (118th Congress), Federal Prison Oversight Act ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · July 25, 2024 · Legislative recordPresident Biden Signs McBath Prison Oversight Bill Into Law ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Representative Lucy McBath · July 25, 2024 · GovernmentSIGNED INTO LAW: Sens. Ossoff, Braun, & Durbin, Reps. McBath & Armstrong’s Bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · July 25, 2024 · Government

• DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

  LegislationDocumentedDec. 23, 2024

  Original cosponsor of the DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act (S. 4419), which Sen. John Cornyn introduced May 23, 2024, with Ossoff and Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and James Lankford. According to the Congressional Research Service, the bill gives the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate statutory authority for research and development to improve drug detection equipment used by law enforcement, including for fentanyl and xylazine. Cornyn's and Ossoff's offices said the act was signed into law in December 2024; the official bill-status record lists a related House bill, H.R. 8663, as Public Law 118-186, enacted Dec. 23, 2024.

  Sources (4)4 sourcesS. 4419 (118th Congress), DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024, as introduced ↗ (opens in a new tab)Library of Congress (Congress.gov) · May 23, 2024 · Legislative recordBill status: S. 4419 (118th Congress), DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Dec. 23, 2024 · Legislative recordCornyn, Ossoff, Lankford, Sinema Bill to Enhance Law Enforcement’s Fentanyl Detection Capabilities Now Law ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn · Dec. 24, 2024 · GovernmentSen. Ossoff’s Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Trafficking at Southern Border Signed into Law ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Dec. 24, 2024 · Government

• Immigration detention investigation

  InitiativeCandidate’s claimJan. 27, 2026

  His office released a report in January 2026 from his investigation of immigration detention. The report says the office received or identified 1,037 credible reports of human rights abuses against detainees between Jan. 20, 2025 and Jan. 12, 2026; earlier reports covered alleged medical neglect and alleged abuse of pregnant women and children.

  Sources (2)2 sourcesNEW: Sen. Ossoff Investigation Uncovers Over 1,000 Credible Reports of Human Rights Abuses in Immigration Detention ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Jan. 27, 2026 · GovernmentU.S. Immigration Detention Oversight (report prepared by Senator Jon Ossoff) ↗ (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · Jan. 2026 · Government

• ETHICS Act (congressional stock trading ban)

  LegislationDocumentedJuly 24, 2024

  In July 2024 the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved, 8–4, the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, which would ban members of Congress, the president and the vice president from buying stocks and later require them and their spouses and dependent children to sell their stocks. Business Insider reported that Ossoff worked with Sens. Jeff Merkley and Josh Hawley to create the bill.

  SourceSourceThe Senate has a new plan to ban congressional stock trading. Here's what's in it. ↗ (opens in a new tab)Business Insider, via the Office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley · July 24, 2024 · News

Mike Collins

• Taxes and the federal deficit

  “You know, tax cuts are the answer to keeping more money back in people’s pockets. That, in turn, when you keep money in the private sector, it turns over another five, six, seven times.

• Health care and insurance costs

  “What we need to do is make sure that there is more transparency. We need to make sure that people pay a fair price for drugs. That’s drugs. The Trump RX is doing a great job with that. You also need to make sure that we’re most favored nation status with pricing.

• Immigration and farm labor

  “You should come into this country legally, period. Do we need help? Yes, we do. You know, we need H-2A visas to be fixed.

• War with Iran

  “The president had every right to go in there and make sure that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon. Jon Ossoff knows this. The IAEA, they had already sounded the bells, the alarms that Iran was close to getting a nuclear weapon.

Jon Ossoff

• Tariffs and cost of living

  “We’re going to repeal the tariffs. We’re going to end this disastrous war in Iran. We’re going to repeal those Medicaid cuts that have defunded hospitals and nursing homes across Georgia.

• Medicaid and rural hospitals

  “We’re going to repeal the disastrous Medicaid cuts that Mike Collins voted to pass. Look, when you all elected me to the Senate, I took on the drug companies to cap the cost of insulin at $35.

• Border security and immigration enforcement

  “Georgians do expect and deserve secure borders, and that’s why I worked with Senator Cornyn of Texas to rush drug detection equipment to ports of entry. Georgians also expect their government to uphold basic standards of decency and human rights and civil rights.

• War with Iran

  “I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace.