{"id":2457312,"date":"2025-07-09T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-collins-considers-georgia-senate-run-as-raffensperger-waits-in-the-wings\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:41:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:41:40","slug":"mike-collins-considers-georgia-senate-run-as-raffensperger-waits-in-the-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-collins-considers-georgia-senate-run-as-raffensperger-waits-in-the-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Collins considers Georgia Senate run as Raffensperger waits in the wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fmike-collins-considers-georgia-senate-run-as-raffensperger-waits-in-the-wings%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=2457312&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>Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) has announced he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen.Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Collins revealed that he is discussing the potential campaign with former President Donald Trump and plans to consult with his family before making a decision.He expressed a sense of duty to pursue the Senate race, emphasizing the importance of securing a Republican victory in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican field to challenge Ossoff remains unsettled. Candidates like Rep. Buddy Carter, state Insurance Commissioner John King, and activist Reagan Box have officially entered the race, while others-including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, former football coach Derek Dooley, Rep.Rich McCormick, Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, and state Senators Greg Dolezal and Colton Moore-are still considering their options.<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger&#8217;s possible candidacy is notable, though he is unlikely to receive Trump&#8217;s endorsement due to their past conflict over the 2020 election certification in Georgia. Still, polls suggest Raffensperger could be a strong contender to unseat Ossoff. The GOP aims to reclaim the Senate seat as Georgia, once reliably Republican, has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >important democratic gains<\/a> in recent years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mike Collins considers Georgia Senate run as Raffensperger waits in the wings<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2098337\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-mike-collins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Collins<\/a> (R-GA) revealed on Tuesday that he is talking with President Donald Trump about mounting a campaign challenging Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jon Ossoff <\/a>(D-GA) for his seat in the upper chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love my district. I mean, just good, solid, hardworking people. But I also understand that sometimes, you don&rsquo;t do what you want to do, but what you need to do,&rdquo; Collins said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/1942675417455841586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">video<\/a> announcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3464681\/democrats-republicans-race-define-big-beautiful-bill\/\">Democrats and Republicans race to define the &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; to voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3464666\/where-2028-presidential-contenders-visit-early-primary-states\/\">Here&#8217;s where possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-former-critics-fill-out-second-administration-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s former critics fill out second administration - Washington Examiner\">2028 presidential contenders<\/a> have been as they visit early primary states<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3466243\/jim-clyburn-gives-nod-to-gavin-newsom-2028-ambitions-during-south-carolina-visit\/\">Jim Clyburn gives nod to Gavin Newsom&#8217;s 2028 ambitions during South Carolina visit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;So many of you asked me to take a look at this, and we are because I respect your feedback and, frankly, your encouragement. So I&rsquo;m going to meet with my family. We&rsquo;re going to pray on it. I&rsquo;m going to continue to talk to President Trump and his team just about where we can be the best, beneficial, most help in this mission to make sure that we get a Republican in the U.S. Senate from Georgia,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The GOP field of candidates seeking to oust Ossoff remains unsettled, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3462832\/former-tennessee-football-coach-derek-dooley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">some stakeholders worrying <\/a>the current lineup has failed to inspire confidence that Republicans can flip the seat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), state Insurance Commissioner John King, and activist Reagan Box have entered the race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, football coach Derek Dooley, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, state Sen. Greg Dolezal, and state Sen. Colton Moore, are mulling their options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where I stand on running for U.S. Senate in Georgia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kZg2gB5Hiv\">pic.twitter.com\/kZg2gB5Hiv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Collins (@MikeCollinsGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/1942675417455841586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dooley has close ties with Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) but has been dismissed as a joke by some Republican critics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger is rumored to be considering a run for senator or governor as Republicans eye gains in Georgia, which had been viewed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-get-busy-ballot-harvesting-or-get-busy-losing\/\" title=\"Conservatives, Harvest Ballots or Lose.\">reliably red area<\/a> for decades before Democrats claimed critical victories in recent years, including Ossoff&rsquo;s Senate win in 2020. Should Raffensperger go the gubernatorial route, he would join Georgia Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3465380\/trump-ally-burt-jones-campaign-georgia-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Burt Jones<\/a> and Attorney General Chris Carr in vying for a primary win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) arrives to speak before Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) at a campaign event Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger is unlikely to receive Trump&rsquo;s backing, due to their public clash in 2021 when Raffensperger defied Trump and certified Georgia&rsquo;s results for the 2020 election in favor of then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, polls have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3419553\/raffensperger-georgia-senate-gop-contender-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shown he could be<\/a> the Republicans&rsquo; strongest candidate to beat Ossoff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2098337\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2098337\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Collins eyes Georgia Senate run as Raffensperger hesitates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2457313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mike-collins.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53584,49076,6137,46300],"class_list":["post-2457312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-georgia-senate","tag-mike-collins","tag-raffensperger","tag-senate-run"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mike-collins.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457312","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457312"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457316,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457312\/revisions\/2457316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}