{"id":1519313,"date":"2022-06-16T16:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T20:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519313"},"modified":"2022-06-16T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T20:19:09","slug":"georgia-governor-brian-kemp-endorses-mike-collins-over-vernon-jones-for-congress-ahead-of-run-off-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-endorses-mike-collins-over-vernon-jones-for-congress-ahead-of-run-off-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Endorses Mike Collins Over Vernon Jones For Congress Ahead Of Run-Off Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-governor-brian-kemp-endorses-mike-collins-over-vernon-jones-for-congress-ahead-of-run-off-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thursday, Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/brian-kemp\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) endorsed 10th Congressional District candidate Mike Collins, founder of a Georgia trucking company, over former Democrat Georgia State Representative\u00a0 Vernon Jones ahead of the Peachtree State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/republican-party\">GOP<\/a> primary run-off election being held on Tuesday, June 21.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who is endorsed by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Georgia%27s_10th_Congressional_District_election,_2022_(May_24_Republican_primary)\">secured<\/a> 21.6% of the vote while Collins earned 25.6% in an eight-candidate field. In order to win outright and avoid a run-off election, the first-place finisher had to have received 50% or more of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I\u2019m proud to endorse Mike Collins to be the next congressman for Georgia\u2019s 10th Congressional District,\u201d Kemp said in a statement. \u201cAs a conservative small businessman, Mike knows firsthand how the disastrous policies of the Biden administration are hurting hardworking Georgians and communities all across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins has spent the majority of his career working in the trucking industry. His father is former GOP Congressman Mac Collins of Georgia, who served from 1995 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike is strongly pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment, and will fight hard to put Georgians first in Congress,\u201d Kemp added in his statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to have Governor @BrianKempGA \u2018s trust &#038; endorsement in our GA-10 Runoff,\u201d Collins responded via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m honored to have Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrianKempGA<\/a>&#8216;s trust &#038; endorsement in our GA-10 Runoff! <\/p>\n<p>More jobs. Lower taxes. Defending the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2A<\/a>. Protecting life. Fighting for rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what some of what he&#8217;s delivered\u2014and I look forward to working with him to deliver even more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6yHMRNJyoB\">pic.twitter.com\/6yHMRNJyoB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Collins (@MikeCollinsGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/1537418803201572866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Georgia_gubernatorial_election,_2022_(May_24_Republican_primary)\">won<\/a> the GOP\u2019s gubernatorial primary in late May by more than 50 points.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp, who was endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence, defeated several other candidates, including former Senator David Perdue, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Democrat Stacey Abrams ran unopposed in her primary.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2020, Jones resigned from his seat as a state representative and officially left the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sick and tired of me and my family being attacked and harassed by the Democrat Party for putting my country before my party,\u201d Jones told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/georgia-democratic-lawmaker-announces-resignation-week-after-endorsing-trump\/vOcyL9hiN7DnfI1G3K3A1J\/\">The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a> at the time. \u201cI take pride in being an independent thinker. I intend to help the Democrat Party get rid of its bigotry against Black people that are independent and conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones had originally sought the Georgia GOP nomination for governor before deciding to run for congress.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Trump endorsed Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an America-first fighter, who will never back down to the establishment or the radical left,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/trump-endorses-vernon-jones-in-georgia-10th-congressional-district-race\">said<\/a> in a video address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to have President Trump\u2019s endorsement, confidence and support as I seek to represent the people of Georgia\u2019s 10th Congressional District,\u201d Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/trump-endorses-vernon-jones-in-georgia-10th-congressional-district-race\">said<\/a> in a press release. \u201cAmerica First movement is alive and well! The squad better get ready!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pence-to-campaign-for-brian-kemp-a-man-dedicated-to-the-people-of-georgia\">Pence To Campaign For Brian Kemp: A Man \u2018Dedicated\u2019 To \u2018The People Of\u00a0Georgia\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) endorsed 10th Congressional District candidate Mike Collins, founder of a Georgia trucking company, over former Democrat Georgia State Representative\u00a0 Vernon Jones ahead of the Peachtree State\u2019s GOP primary run-off election being held on Tuesday, June 21. Jones, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, secured 21.6% of the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1519379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1519313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1519313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1519379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1519313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1519313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}