J. Collins
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J. Collins (Republican Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 71. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. He left office on January 13, 2025.
Collins (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 71. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
As of the 2023-2024 legislative session, J. Collins lived in Villa Rica, Georgia.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Collins was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Juvenile Justice Committee, Secretary
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Chair
- Regulated Industries Committee
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2021-2022
Collins was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Juvenile Justice Committee, Secretary
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Chair
- Regulated Industries Committee
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2019-2020
Collins was assigned to the following committees:
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Juvenile Justice Committee, Secretary
- Regulated Industries Committee
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Vice Chairman
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Juvenile Justice |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
J. Collins did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent J. Collins defeated Afoma Eguh-Okafor in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 71 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J. Collins (R) | 71.2 | 15,289 |
 | Afoma Eguh-Okafor (D) | 28.8 | 6,175 | |
| Total votes: 21,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 71
Afoma Eguh-Okafor advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 71 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Afoma Eguh-Okafor | 100.0 | 1,888 |
| Total votes: 1,888 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 71
Incumbent J. Collins advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 71 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Collins | 100.0 | 7,246 |
| Total votes: 7,246 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent J. Collins won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Collins (R) | 100.0 | 24,730 |
| Total votes: 24,730 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dominique Conteh (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent J. Collins advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Collins | 100.0 | 7,364 |
| Total votes: 7,364 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent J. Collins won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Collins (R) | 100.0 | 18,146 |
| Total votes: 18,146 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent J. Collins advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Collins | 100.0 | 3,744 |
| Total votes: 3,744 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016. This seat was vacant. It was previously represented by Dustin Hightower (R).
J. Collins ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 68 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  J. Collins (unopposed) |
100.00% | 19,500 | |
| Total Votes | 19,500 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
J. Collins defeated Tim Bearden and Marc Lattanzio in the Georgia House of Representatives District 68 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 68 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | J. Collins |
53.19% | 2,085 | |
| Republican | Tim Bearden | 43.42% | 1,702 | |
| Republican | Marc Lattanzio | 3.39% | 133 | |
| Total Votes | 3,920 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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J. Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
J. Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Representative J Collins," accessed April 12, 2023
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 71 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Justin Howard (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 68 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Tish Naghise (D) |
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