Mike Collins is in his second term in the U.S. House representing the 10th Congressional District, which covers a swath of counties in central Georgia east of Atlanta. The Republican from Jackson is seeking his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate.

Here are his stances and record on key issues.

Affordability

Collins says he’ll make life more affordable by reducing housing costs. He also wants to help small businesses by reducing red tape and regulations at the federal level.

He says he’d reduce regulations on builders and oppose costly environmental requirements for construction projects.

Collins introduced a bill last year that he says would speed up building approvals, accelerate road and bridge projects, and protect farmers from environmental lawsuits.

Environmental organizations oppose the bill, saying it would remove federal protections from waterways, make it easier for polluters to dump toxins, and facilitate oil and gas pipeline permitting. The bill passed the House but hasn’t moved in the Senate.

Collins says he wants to ban companies from buying up excessive numbers of homes, limiting supplies and driving up costs.

He joined Republicans in supporting the tax cuts and reductions in spending on social programs contained in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed in 2025.

Although Collins has called for reining in spending, the Congressional Budget Office said the law will boost the national debt by $2.4 trillion from 2025-2034.

Immigration

Collins supports President Donald Trump’s deportations of immigrants who are living in the United States illegally.

It’s essential the United States enforces its immigration laws, he says, adding that deportations were rarely controversial before Trump took office last year.

Since then, Trump has increased arrests, opened immigrant detention centers and sped up the deportation process. During Trump’s first year of his second term, more than 675,000 people were deported, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Collins was lead sponsor of the Laken Riley Act, which gives federal immigration agencies broad authority to detain migrants accused of a variety of crimes. The bill is named after Riley, a nursing student who was killed while jogging on the University of Georgia’s campus in 2024.

A jury found Jose Antonia Ibarra, a Venezuelan man who entered the United States illegally, guilty of murdering Riley. Ibarra had been cited for shoplifting in 2023 but wasn’t deported.

Iran

Collins says the United States needs to keep peace through strength during the war with Iran.

He supports military efforts to rid the world of the Iranian regime, which he says is the largest state sponsor of global terror in the world.

He says the Trump administration is succeeding in protecting America from Iran.

Healthcare

Collins blames the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, for rising healthcare costs.

Collins, who founded a trucking company, says its health insurance costs rose 62% after the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2014. The law requires health insurers to cover people with preexisting conditions and provides subsidies to purchase insurance plans.

Collins says he wants to repeal the law, provide transparency in pricing and hold insurance companies accountable for rising prices.

He says healthcare costs can also be reduced by removing frivolous lawsuits against doctors and hospitals. Collins voted for $50 billion in rural healthcare funding that was part of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which also included tax cuts and immigration enforcement money.

Trump’s economic policies

Collins supports free markets to spur economic growth, aligning himself with Trump’s efforts to lift government regulations.