US EditionGeorgia Republican Mike Collins joins field seeking to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026
- On Monday, Rep. Mike Collins announced his bid to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 2026 Senate race, targeting the GOP’s top pickup seat.
- Mike Collins said, `I am going to continue to talk with President Trump and his team` on July 8, as he considers a Senate run after Kemp's May decision.
- OpenSecrets reports Ossoff and Warnock's 2021 runoff campaigns cost over $900 million, highlighting the high expense of Georgia's Senate contests.
- A Trump insider said, 'proxy war,' adding tensions rose between Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Donald Trump over the Senate race.
- With a 53-47 majority, Republicans suggest future pickup opportunities as Shaheen and Peters will not seek reelection in New Hampshire and Michigan.
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Georgia GOP Rep. Mike Collins Joins Senate Race to Challenge Democratic Sen. Ossoff - The Virginia Star
by Natalia Mittelstadt Georgia Rep. Mike Collins on Monday entered the state’s 2026 GOP primary to challenge incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff for his seat. Collins joins fellow Rep. Buddy Carter in the primary, and former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley is also expected to run, The Associated Press reported. “I don’t know who Jon Ossoff really works for, but it sure as heck isn’t Georgia,” Collins said in a Youtube video …
JUST IN: Beloved MAGA Congressman Launches Senate Run
A powerful Republican Congressman launched his bid for U.S. Senate on Monday, offering his party a tantalizing chance to pick up one of Georgia’s two seats currently held by Democrats. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), widely viewed as the most vulnerable incumbent of the 2026 cycle, will have to contend with Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who on Monday joined a growing field of conservatives vying for the chance to make it to November’s election. “We need …
Trump just got 'slap in the face' from GOP's Brian Kemp — and he's furious: insiders
The ceasefire between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump has been threatened by the state's Republican Senate primary race.The GOP governor had been the top choice to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff but ultimately declined to run, and Kemp instead threw his support behind former...
Mike Collins launches bid for Georgia Senate
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) announced on Monday a campaign to oust Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) from office in the 2026 midterm elections. Collins highlighted his ties with President Donald Trump in a video announcement, pointing to his support for the White House’s recently passed “big, beautiful” tax cuts bill, and referencing his work this year to pass the Laken Riley Act, which targets illegal immigrants accused of committing violent crimes for remo…
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