Doug Collins (politician)

Doug Collins
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – March 12, 2020
Preceded by	Jerry Nadler
Succeeded by	Jim Jordan
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Leader	Paul Ryan
Preceded by	Lynn Jenkins
Succeeded by	Mark Walker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th district
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Tom Graves (redistricting)
Succeeded by	Andrew Clyde
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 27th district
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Stacey Reece
Succeeded by	Lee Hawkins
Personal details
Born	Douglas Allen Collins (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 57) Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lisa Jordan ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	3
Education	University of North Georgia (BA) New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv) Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy United States Air Force Reserve
Years of service	2002–present
Rank	Colonel
Unit	94th Airlift Wing Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Doug Collins's voice Doug Collins speaks in support of H.R.5626, the Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018 Recorded July 10, 2018

Douglas Allen Collins (born August 16, 1966) is an American lawyer and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.

A member of the Republican Party and a political supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump, he previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007, representing the 27th district, which includes portions of Hall County, Lumpkin County, and White County. Collins also serves as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve with the rank of colonel.

Collins ran for Georgia's Class III U.S. Senate seat in 2020 and finished in third place behind Democrat Raphael Warnock and incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler in the state's nonpartisan blanket primary, failing to make it to the top-two runoff. Collins had opted out of a House re-election bid to run for the Senate and was succeeded there by Andrew Clyde. In April 2021, Collins stated he would not be running in Georgia's 2022 gubernatorial election or concurrent Senate election.^[1] Since leaving politics, he has served as a legal counsel for Trump.^[2]