Rep. Mike Collins has officially launched his bid for the U.S. Senate, promising to bring a robust America First agenda to Washington and to send Sen. Jon Ossoff packing back to Atlanta. He framed the race bluntly as a choice between everyday Georgians and the out-of-touch Democratic machine, and he’s betting that Georgian voters are ready for a fighter who speaks their language.
Collins hasn’t softened his message to win favor with the political class — he’s proud to call himself a trucker and a MAGA workhorse, and he’s repeatedly told audiences it’s time to “send a trucker to the U.S. Senate” to “steamroll the radical left.” That no-nonsense, America First posture is exactly what energized voters in 2016 and 2020, and Collins is leaning into it hard as he courts grassroots activists and conservative organizations.
The congressman’s central attack is straightforward: Jon Ossoff’s 2021 victory was an anomaly, not a mandate, and Georgia remains fundamentally conservative at its core. Collins and other GOP challengers argue that Democrats’ expensive, outside-funded operations flipped two Senate seats once and that Georgians deserve a senator who prioritizes their values over national donor schemes.
Collins brings a biography voters can understand — son of longtime Georgia congressman Mac Collins, co-owner of a family trucking business, and a lawmaker who touts record wins on immigration and public safety. He’s built his brand as an unapologetic Trump ally who won’t bow to the swamp, and that authenticity is translating into real momentum with conservative voters across the state.
Make no mistake: Collins is not perfect as measured by establishment standards, and the media love to pounce on his rough edges. Reporters note controversial social media moments from his past, but to many conservatives those scrapes are proof he’ll fight, not play by the Beltway’s sanitized rulebook.
Conservative activists have taken notice — national groups and grassroots coalitions are rallying around Collins, and independent polling shows him as a leading GOP option to take on Ossoff next fall. If Republicans are serious about reclaiming the Senate and defending an America First agenda, they should back the candidate who actually runs like he means it and mobilizes real voters, not the consultants’ favorites.
The stakes couldn’t be higher: a Democratic senator from Georgia keeps Washington’s leftward momentum alive and empowers policies that hurt working families. Georgia conservatives should view Collins’s campaign as a chance to restore common-sense leadership to the Senate, elect someone who will fight for secure borders, economic common sense, and the cultural foundations that make this country great.
