GEORGIA · 2026U.S. SENATE2026 ELECTION GUIDE
GEORGIA U.S. SENATOR
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MIKE COLLINSR

JON OSSOFFD
IMMIGRATION: Support Mass Amnesty; Restrain ICE
Support amnesty for immigrants who entered illegally. Restrain ICE operations. Oppose particpation of local law enforcement in enforcing immigration law.
MIKE COLLINSDISAGREEView sources (4)
“Ending the Visa Lottery is commonsense, and the SAFE for America Act of 2025 will reform our broken immigration system and realign our nations’ priorities back to the America First immigration policies that we need.”
Voted yes on S.2 Secure America Act, which appropriates roughly $70 billion to fully fund U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Department of Homeland Security border-security and immigration-enforcement operations through fiscal year 2029. A YES vote is a vote in favor of fully funding border security and immigration enforcement.
Voted for H.R.1958 Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026, which makes aliens who defraud the U.S. government or unlawfully receive taxpayer-funded public benefits (SNAP/food stamps, Social Security, Medicaid, federal funds, ID-document fraud) inadmissible and deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief.
Commenting on the Visa Lottery: "The Diversity Visa Program is a needless exercise in government virtue signaling. We’ve opened our country up to an almost endless system of chain migration while throwing a dart at the globe and letting faceless computer code determine a path to citizenship for 50,000 immigrants," Collins said in a statement.
JON OSSOFFAGREEView sources (4)
“It is time for ICE to be restrained and held accountable… It is time for raids on homes of American citizens without so much as a judge’s warrant to end.”
“DACA recipients are every bit as American as any of us… they deserve… a path to citizenship as soon as possible.”
"Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said Saturday that local law enforcement should not enforce federal immigration law because it betrays the 'bonds of trust' police should have with the community.
'I don't think it's the role of local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law,' he said during an online town hall with the College Democrats of Georgia. 'It is important that there be bonds of trust between local law enforcement and local communities.... We can't live in a society where people are afraid to call the police while someone's being assaulted in their home, because everyone's going to get their papers checked when the local PD arrives.'"
“Support an immigration policy that strengthens our borders, puts American workers first, respects human rights, and creates a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants who are already here and otherwise follow the law, especially those brought here as children.”
DOGE CUTS: Cut Spending & Regulation to Save Taxpayers Money
Cut government spending and regulation. Support DOGE cuts.
MIKE COLLINSAGREEView sources (4)
"Budget spending cuts + DOGE cutting waste + economic growth stimulated by Trump’s policies = more money in taxpayer pockets."
Voted for H.Con.Res. 14 - FY2025 House Budget Resolution - budget framework with reconciliation instructions requiring at least $2 trillion in net deficit reduction.
“[C]ut red tape, streamline review processes, and make permitting more efficient and transparent”
"Washington's reckless spending and fraud are out of control. Taxpayer dollars have become a piggy bank for wasteful programs and political pet projects that do nothing for American families."
JON OSSOFFDISAGREEView sources (2)
"Senators, veterans, and members of the public have serious concerns regarding Mr. Musk's extraordinary and unprecedented activities..."
Voted for H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act, increasing government regulations and requiring, among other green initiatives, cutting emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, phasing out gas-powered vehicles.
PARENTS' RIGHTS: Remove Gender Ideology from the Classroom
Defer to parents on sexual identity and gender ideology. Government should not enact policies that impose a viewpoint on sex and gender ideology.
MIKE COLLINSAGREEView sources (3)
Voted for H.R. 5 - Parents Bill of Rights Act - requires schools to provide curriculum transparency and give parents access to educational records and information.
Voted for H.R. 2616 - PROTECT Kids Act - requires federally funded schools to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender markers, pronouns, preferred name, or sex-based accommodations.
"Massive win for parents and religious freedom. Parents will now be able to opt their children out of woke indoctrination curriculum in schools."
JON OSSOFFUNKNOWNView sources (1)
Co-sponsored S. 5 - Equality Act - would have extended Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, which would open the door to changes in school curricula, including the potential requirement for textbooks to affirm and promote government-approved views on gender and sexuality. (Did not reach floor vote.)
PROTECT WOMEN'S SPACES & SPORTS
Prohibit males identifying as females from using female restrooms and locker rooms and from playing in women's sports.
MIKE COLLINSAGREEView sources (3)
"Biological men should not compete in women’s sports. It shouldn’t take the most powerful court in our country to debate this. It’s common sense, and I pray the Supreme Court finds wisdom as it hears arguments."
Voted for H.R.28 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 - This bill makes it a violation of federal law for a recipient of federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls. The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
On this National Girls and Women in Sports Day, it's important to remember that men aren’t women. We must ensure that scholarships, roster spots, and championship titles in women’s sports are reserved only for women.
JON OSSOFFDISAGREEView sources (3)
Co-sponsored S. 393 - Equality Act - would extend Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, which could lead to changes in school curriculums and require texts to affirm and promote views on gender and sexuality. No floor vote.
In defending his opposition to a bill that would have prohibited biological males from participating in female sports: “School districts and athletic associations can ensure fair, safe competition without subjecting the bodies of adolescent student athletes — children — to intrusive investigation by the federal government.”
Voted against S.9 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 - This bill makes it a violation of federal law for a recipient of federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls. The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
ELECTION SECURITY: Require Citizenship & Voter ID
Require voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote.
MIKE COLLINSAGREEView sources (3)
Co-sponsored H.R. 7296 - SAVE America Act - amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register, and photo ID to vote, in federal elections. No floor vote.
"I just voted YES on the SAVE Act to stop illegal aliens from infiltrating American elections. Americans' voice at the ballot box is sacred. I'm proud to defend the integrity of our elections and restore trust in our system."
Voted yes on H.R.22 SAVE Act — requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
JON OSSOFFDISAGREEView sources (3)
Voted against the Save America Act - S.Amdt. 4732 to S.1383 (would require voters to provide photo identification).
Voted for S.1 - For the People Act of 2021 - SEC. 3(C) ....Congress also finds that States and localities have eroded access to the right to vote through restrictions on the right to vote including excessively onerous voter identification requirements, burdensome voter registration procedures, voter purges, limited and unequal access to voting by mail, polling place closures, unequal distribution of election resources, and other impediments.
Co-Sponsored and voted for HR4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 - federalizing elections by forcing states to go through the federal governemnt (DOJ) to change their voting laws. Voter ID laws would be considered discriminatory under the Act. Provides for mail-in ballots for all.
GUN BANS & CONFISCATION
Government may ban certain guns and may take guns from law-abiding citizens without proving criminality.
MIKE COLLINSDISAGREEView sources (2)
Co-sponsored H.R. 335 - Repeal the NFA Act - Repealing the NFA act would remove certain restrictions placed on "Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms." There was no floor vote.
"The ATF's pistol brace rule is yet another example of the Biden administration attacking the Constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans. I was proud to stand with my colleagues to rescind the ATF's unconstitutional rule."
JON OSSOFFAGREEView sources (3)
Co-sponsored S. 1531 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 - would have made it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device. No floor vote.
Co-sponsored S. 25 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 - would have made it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device. No floor vote.
“I support a ban on semi-automatic rifles (‘assault weapons’) and high-capacity magazines to the general public.”
TAXPAYER-FUNDED GENDER TRANSITIONS FOR CHILDREN
Allow taxpayer-funded sex-change operations and puberty blockers for children.
MIKE COLLINSDISAGREEView sources (3)
Co-sponsored H.R. 742 - PROTECTS Act of 2025 - prohibits federal funds from being used to provide certain gender-transition procedures to minors. No floor vote.
"The PROTECTS Act safeguards minors from dangerous, irreversible gender transition surgeries and prohibits American tax dollars from being used to finance these terrible procedures,”
Voted Yes on H.R.498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — prohibits federal Medicaid funding for gender-transition procedures for minors.
JON OSSOFFUNKNOWNView sources (1)
Co-sponsored S. 5 - Equality Act - would have extended Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes. This legislation could have required some federally funded health programs and federally regulated insurers to offer/cover gender transitions and puberty blockers (for gender dysphoria). No floor vote.
BABIES BORN ALIVE: Require Medical Care for Babies who Survive Abortion
Babies born alive after surviving a failed abortion attempt have the right to life-saving medical care.
MIKE COLLINSAGREEView sources (2)
Voted for HR26 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted for H.R.21 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must exercise in the event a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
JON OSSOFFDISAGREEView sources (1)
Voted against S.6 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must exercise in the event a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
ABORTION: Late-Term Abortion & Taxpayer-Funding
Women have a right to abort their babies through the ninth month. Citizens should pay for abortions for others.
MIKE COLLINSDISAGREEView sources (4)
"I am proud to vote to protect life in Congress. Thank you to all Americans who are fighting for children and supporting mothers as we work to end abortion."
Co-sponsored H.R. 272 - Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2025 - requires entities receiving federal funds to certify that they will not, subject to certain exceptions, perform abortions or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions. Provides exceptions for rape, incest, or when necessary to resolve a physical condition that endangers a woman's life. No floor vote.
Cosponsored HR 722 - Life at Conception Act - "This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being.
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child."
Cosponsored H.R.7 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 — permanently bars federal funds (incl. ACA subsidies and D.C.) from paying for abortion or abortion-covering health plans (codifies the Hyde Amendment).
JON OSSOFFAGREEView sources (3)
Co-sponsored S. 2150 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 - a bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services. Provides for abortion without restrictions (up until the time of natural birth). No floor vote.
Co-sponsored S. 1975 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 - a bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services. Provides for abortion without restrictions. (up until the time of natural birth). No floor vote.
Voted FOR advancing H.R. 3755 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 - A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
GOVERNMENT MANDATES: Electric Vehicles
Support electric vehicle mandates. Phase out gas cars to force transition to electric.
MIKE COLLINSDISAGREEView sources (2)
Voted for H.R. 1615 - bill barring CPSC regulation of gas stoves - prohibits federal funds from being used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate or ban gas stoves.
"The Biden admin is coming for your stoves, washer and dryer, delivery trucks, and now your gas cars. They will stop at nothing to push their radical Green New Deal agenda. @NatResources is committed to keeping this government out of your car and bringing back American energy independence."
JON OSSOFFAGREEView sources (1)
Voted for H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - which increased regulations, including the requirement to cut emissions in half by 2030 and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The Act specifically phases out gas-powered vehicles.