Difference between revisions of "Doug Collins"

Doug Collins
U.S. Representative from Georgia's 9th Congressional District; From: January 3, 2013 - present
Predecessor	Tom Graves
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
Georgia House of Representatives, 27th district; From: January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2017
Predecessor	Stacey Reece
Successor	Lee Hawkins
Information;
Party	Republican;
Spouse(s)	Lisa Jordan;
Religion	Southern Baptist;
Military Service;
Service/branch	United States Air Force;
Service Years	2002 - present (reserve);
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Revision as of 03:00, February 7, 2020

Douglas Allens Collins is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia.

Military service

Collins served in the United States Air Force as a chaplain since 2002. Completing a deployment between 2008 and 2009, Collins earned his rank as Lieutenant Colonel and is currently a reservist.

Political career

U.S. House of Representatives

In March 2019 Collins entered the full unredacted testimony of Bruce Ohr into the Congressional Record.^[1]

During the impeachment coup in December 2019, Collins avidly defended President Trump throughout and gave a compelling speech which elicited a standing ovation from fellow House Republicans.^[2]^[3]

2020 Senate run

Collins said in December 2019 that he was considering running for the Senate in 2020, saying he wasn't "ruling it out".^[4] He later announced on January 29, 2020 that he officially launched a campaign to run for the seat currently held by Kelly Loeffler.^[5]

Criticism of Kelly Loeffler

Collins has strongly criticized Loeffler for what is perceived to be insufficient conservatism, such as her support by an anti-Trump group.^[6]

Political views

Collins is a strong conservative who opposes abortion, gun control, and amnesty.^[7]

References

External links

Congressman Doug Collins

[1] ttps://dougcollins.house.gov/ohr

[2] WATCH LIVE: The Impeachment of President Trump

[3] Rep. Collins explodes, gets standing ovation in impeachment debate

[4] Doug Collins on potential 2020 Senate run: I'm not 'ruling it out'

[5] Doug Collins on Twitter

[6] Doug Collins on Twitter

[7] Doug Collins on the Issues

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 Collins served in the [[United States Air Force]] as a chaplain since 2002. Completing a deployment between 2008 and 2009, Collins earned his rank as Lieutenant Colonel and is currently a reservist.
-==U.S. House of Representatives==
+==Political career==
+===U.S. House of Representatives===
 In March 2019 Collins entered the full unredacted testimony of [[Bruce Ohr]] into the Congressional Record.<ref>https://dougcollins.house.gov/ohr</ref>
 During the impeachment coup in December 2019, Collins avidly defended President Trump throughout and gave a compelling speech which elicited a standing ovation from fellow House Republicans.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOmskQvA5fc&t WATCH LIVE: The Impeachment of President Trump]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p5X4aH2h9M Rep. Collins explodes, gets standing ovation in impeachment debate]</ref>
+===2020 Senate run===
+Collins said in December 2019 that he was considering running for the Senate in 2020, saying he wasn't "ruling it out".<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/473346-doug-collins-on-potential-2020-senate-run-im-not-ruling-it-out Doug Collins on potential 2020 Senate run: I'm not 'ruling it out']</ref> He later announced on January 29, 2020 that he officially launched a campaign to run for the seat currently held by [[Kelly Loeffler]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/CollinsforGA/status/1222492184013955073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Doug Collins on Twitter]</ref>
+====Criticism of Kelly Loeffler====
+Collins has strongly criticized Loeffler for what is perceived to be insufficient conservatism, such as her support by an anti-Trump group.<ref>[https://twitter.com/CollinsforGA/status/1224364335004180480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Doug Collins on Twitter]</ref>
 ==Political views==