Former WNY Congressman, Erie County Executive running for Congress in Florida

Former Upstate NY congressman Chris Collins, pardoned by Trump, announces 2026 Florida run

The Republican, who resigned from Congress in 2019 amid corruption charges, enters the race for a deep-red district that includes Fort Myers and Naples.

Chris Collins announces comeback House bid in Florida

Former New York Rep. Chris Collins on Friday launched a comeback bid for another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, this time in Florida. The former Niagara-area representative who served in Congress from 2013 to 2019 was the first congressman to endorse President Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign. If elected in Florida’s 19th Congressional District, Collins would be coming back to the lower chamber after pleading guilty to an insider trading…

Former WNY Congressman, Erie County Executive running for Congress in Florida

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former Western New York Congressman and Erie County Executive Chris Collins is running for Congress in Florida, he announced Friday. Collins, who served the now-inactive 27th District from 2013-2019, resigned from Congress in October 2019 amid an insider trading scandal, which resulted in him pleading guilty to federal charges. He served [...]

Former New York Rep. Chris Collins, pardoned by Trump, seeks comeback in Florida

Former New York Rep. Chris Collins, who was pardoned by President Trump after a corruption scandal, is running for the House from Florida.

Convicted ex-Rep pardoned by Trump mounts political resurrection in red state

A former New York congressman who served prison time for insider trading before receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump in 2020 is mounting a political comeback in a red state.Former Rep. Chris Collins plans to officially launch a Florida congressional campaign Friday in the state's 19th Dist...

Pardoned Former New York Rep. Chris Collins to Attempt a Comeback Bid in Florida

Collins was the first member of Congress to endorse Trump in 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Seth Wenig/APFormer New York Rep. Chris Collins, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2020 after pleading guilty to insider trading, is set to officially launch a campaign for Congress in Florida on Friday.According to a source with direct knowledge of the announcement, Collins will launch the campaign in Florida’s 19th Congressional District, where…