Mac Collins

Michael Allen Collins was US Representative from Georgia, representing the 3rd then the 8th districts from 1993 to 2005. He unsuccesfully ran for the US Senate in 2004, preventing him to seek reelection in the House; he was defeated in the Republican primary. In 2006 he attempted to return to the House, running against Democrat Jim Marshall but was defeated by a narrow margin. Mac Collins died on Nov 20th 2018 in Flovilla, GA. Early life and Education: Born in Jackson, GA., October 15, 1944; attended public schools; Georgia National Guard, 1964-1970; business owner; chair, Butts County, GA, commission, 1977-1981; member of the Georgia state senate, 1989-1993; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2005); not a candidate for reelection in 2004.