COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR

R · senate

FEC candidate id: S6GA00390
Internal id: a5eabb14-8294-4b9b-91da-e120b24bf2dc
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Georgia. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	10,940,407
People	Median age	38
Income	Median household income	$77,353
Income	Per-capita income	$40,924
Income	In poverty	13.4%
Income	Unemployed	5.1%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.477
Race	White alone	51.0%
Race	Black alone	31.1%
Race	Asian alone	4.5%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	11.0%
Race	Two or more races	8.3%
Origin	Foreign-born	11.2%
Language	Speaks English only at home	84.5%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	8.6%
Education	High school or higher	61.6%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	35.0%
Education	Advanced degree	13.9%
Household	Family households	66.2%
Household	Avg household size	2.62
Household	Never married (15+)	35.5%
Housing	Median home value	$303,300
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,393
Housing	Single-family detached	66.3%
Housing	Built before 1940	2.4%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	10.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	7.2%
Health	With a disability	13.1%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	91.0%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	6.6%
Commute	Drove alone	70.9%
Commute	Public transit	1.1%
Commute	Worked from home	15.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$4,533,636	$3,474,437	$1,656,394	$286,941	$2,907,031

Elections

2026 general senate · GA-S · 2026-11-03 — running
2026 general senate · GA-S · 2026-11-03 — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running
2026 general senate · GA-S — running

Committees

MIKE COLLINS FOR SENATE — principal · type S

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 23.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$711,015	$0	6

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-01	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	support	$8,147	IE-COLLINS-DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION
2026-04-29	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	support	$88	IE- COLLINS - DONATION PROCESSING
2026-04-22	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	support	$112	IE- COLLINS - DONATION PROCESSING
2026-04-17	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	support	$2,667	IE-COLLINS-DIGITAL MARKETING
2026-04-09	FELLOWSHIP PAC	support	$350,000	Advertising
2026-04-09	FELLOWSHIP PAC	support	$350,000	Advertising

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-02-27	HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. POLITICAL A…	24K	$2,500
2025-12-31	ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLIT…	24K	$-2,500
2025-12-17	THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION C…	24K	$5,000
2025-12-10	PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPAC	24K	$1,000
2025-11-14	CPAC ACTION PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-10-03	FROGMAN PAC	24K	$2,500
2025-09-30	HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW	24K	$2,500
2025-09-29	GEORGIA OILMEN'S ASSOCIATION INC PAC (GOAPAC)	24K	$1,000
2025-09-29	FRY FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2025-09-29	NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL…	24K	$2,500
2025-09-29	DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2025-09-26	BUILDING A REPUBLIC AMERICA DESERVES	24K	$1,000
2025-09-25	ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY…	24K	$2,500
2025-09-22	MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA	24K	$2,000
2025-09-19	OHIO VALLEY LEADERSHIP PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-09-18	NEW SHERIFF PAC	24K	$1,500
2025-09-18	NEW SHERIFF PAC	24K	$3,500
2025-09-18	TEXAS VALUES PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-09-16	AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC	24K	$2,500
2025-09-15	TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL	24K	$2,000
2025-09-15	TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL	24K	$2,000
2025-07-30	OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POL…	24K	$2,500
2025-07-30	WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24K	$1,000
2025-07-28	NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRE…	24K	$2,500
2025-07-24	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION C…	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee MIKE COLLINS FOR SENATE.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
SCARBROUGH, TINA	—	NEWNAN, GA	3	$10,500
FOSHEE, HAROLD	OAKBRIDGE INSURANCE · INSURANCE BROKER	MACON, GA	2	$3,786
HILLMAN, TATNALL LEA	NONE · RETIRED	ASPEN, CO	1	$3,500
HUANG, HUALIN	NU CYBERTEK, INC. · ENGINEER	EL MACERO, CA	4	$2,290
GROSS, MERVIN	NONE · RETIRED	SEVERN, MD	1	$1,403
MACKAIG, RICHARD	NONE · RETIRED	DANA POINT, CA	3	$1,300
GILBERT, GENE	NONE · RETIRED	MARIETTA, GA	1	$1,041
LIPTAK, DAVID	SPRING STREET PARTNERS · INVESTMENT	NEW YORK, NY	2	$1,040
CAMARA, STEVEN	NONE · RETIRED	NEW BEDFORD, MA	1	$1,000
WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY	—	ADEL, GA	1	$1,000
OLSON, EDMUND E	—	MACON, GA	1	$1,000
GRANTHAM, JONELLE	NONE · HOMEMAKER	HOOVER, AL	2	$542
BROWN, ELISABETH	NONE · RETIRED	HOSCHTON, GA	1	$520
PRESTON, AMY	NONE · RETIRED	MONROE, GA	1	$520
BILBERRY, MICHAEL	NONE · RETIRED	BEDIAS, TX	2	$507
GREEN, DEAN	—	GREENSBORO, NC	1	$500
DEVLIN, MARCIA	NONE · RETIRED	PARK RIDGE, IL	1	$500
BUTLER, MICHAEL	NONE · RETIRED	ERLANGER, KY	1	$500
EMDE, RICHARD K	—	HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC	1	$500
MCBRIDE, JAMES	NONE · RETIRED	NORWAY, ME	1	$500
HALVERSON, WARREN E	—	BELLEVUE, WA	1	$500
KING, MARY SUSAN	NONE · RETIRED	FRONT ROYAL, VA	1	$500
MINBIOLE, PAUL	E-BEAM SERVICES · MANAGER	BRYN MAWR, PA	1	$500
NORMAN, GERALD F	—	LOS ANGELES, CA	1	$500
JEROME, PEGGY	NONE · RETIRED	LIBERTY HILL, TX	29	$483

Connected on the graph

Inbound (38)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-01	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	supports_independently	$8,147	fec_ies
2026-04-29	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	supports_independently	$88	fec_ies
2026-04-22	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	supports_independently	$112	fec_ies
2026-04-17	SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND	supports_independently	$2,667	fec_ies
2026-04-09	FELLOWSHIP PAC	supports_independently	$350,000	fec_ies
2026-04-09	FELLOWSHIP PAC	supports_independently	$350,000	fec_ies
2026-02-27	HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-12-31	ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2025-12-17	THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-10	PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-11-14	CPAC ACTION PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-10-03	FROGMAN PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-09-30	HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-09-29	DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-09-29	GEORGIA OILMEN'S ASSOCIATION INC PAC (GOAPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-29	NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-09-29	FRY FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-09-26	BUILDING A REPUBLIC AMERICA DESERVES	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-25	ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-09-22	MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-09-19	OHIO VALLEY LEADERSHIP PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-18	TEXAS VALUES PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-09-18	NEW SHERIFF PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2025-09-18	NEW SHERIFF PAC	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2025-09-16	AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-09-15	TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-09-15	TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-07-30	WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-07-30	OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA OOIDA-PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-07-28	NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-07-24	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-07-23	GROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOW	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-07-14	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2025-07-10	NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-06-30	GROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOW	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-06-30	KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)	contributed_to	$4,000	pas2
2025-03-18	KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-02-11	HERMEUS CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	MIKE COLLINS FOR SENATE	—		candidate_committees

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