Newsource reporters gathered information on each candidate in Northeast Georgia to prepare local voters for the midterm elections in this 2026 Election Guide.
Mike Collins
Office Sought: U.S. Senate
Party: Republican
Occupation: U.S. representative for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District
Years in Community: Born in Jackson, Georgia
Candidate’s Election Priorities
Tax cuts, economic growth, tax relief for workers and seniors, border security and immigration enforcement, supporting law enforcement, combating fentanyl and illegal drugs
More Info for Voters
Website: mikecollinsga.com | Social Media: @mikecollinsga (Instagram) @RepMikeCollins (YouTube)
Candidate FAQs
Q: Why are you running?
“I want to be a senator who works for Georgia, makes life safer and more affordable, and leaves our state better than we found it,” he said in an email interview.
Q: What experiences have prepared you for this office?
“Building a business from the ground up teaches you how to get things done. You meet a payroll, you solve problems, and you don’t get to make excuses. I brought that same approach to Congress. In two years, I got two bills signed into law by two presidents from two different parties,” he said in an email interview.
Q: What are the most important issues facing the state of Georgia, and what would you do to address them?
“The two things I hear about most are the cost of living and public safety … That starts with letting people keep more of what they earn and making it easier to build a life in Georgia,” he said in an email interview.
Jon Ossoff
Office Sought: U.S. Senator (incumbent)
Party: Democrat
Occupation: Georgia senator
Years in Community: Born and raised in Atlanta
Candidate’s Election Priorities
Lowering healthcare and housing costs; strengthening healthcare access and reproductive healthcare; protecting Social Security, Medicare and veterans’ healthcare, supporting Georgia’s economy, infrastructure and workforce; strengthening public safety
More Info for Voters
Website: electjon.com | Social Media: @jonossoff (Instagram), @ossoff (X)
Candidate FAQs
Q: Why are you running?
“I fight the abuse of power and stand up for Georgians … Georgians face skyrocketing costs from war, tariffs, and corruption, and they need elected officials who will fight for the people,” he said in an email interview.
Q: What experiences have prepared you for this office?
“Before I was a U.S. Senator, I led investigations exposing organized crime, official corruption, war crimes, corporate abuses, and human trafficking. In the Senate, I’ve applied those investigative skills to expose corruption and abuse in government, including human rights abuses in ICE detention, civil rights abuses in federal prisons, child abuse in Georgia’s foster care system and the mistreatment of military families by private housing contractors,” he said in an email interview.
Q: What are the most important issues facing the state of Georgia, and what would you do to address them?
“The Trump Administration’s tariff chaos, Iran war, and attacks on the Affordable Care Act are fueling the worsening cost-of-living crisis … Now I’m working to prevent health insurance companies from denying claims for needed health care and repeal the disastrous tariffs that are making life more expensive for Georgia families,” he said in an email interview.
