Laken Riley Family Endorses Rep. Mike Collins Senate Run Georgia

U.S. Representative Mike Collins, a Republican from Georgia’s 10th congressional district, has officially launched his campaign to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Ossoff in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. Collins received a key endorsement from the family of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student murdered in 2024 by an undocumented immigrant, which brought national attention to immigration and border security issues. Collins authored the Laken Riley Act, the first legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump during his second term, which mandates detention of certain illegal immigrants arrested for crimes and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement failures. The family praised Collins for his commitment to justice and border security, criticizing the Biden administration and current senators for policies they claim allowed Riley’s killer to enter the U.S. Collins’s campaign emphasizes conservative priorities including border security, economic growth, and government spending restraint. He faces Republican primary opponents but has positioned himself as a strong conservative ally with close ties to President Trump, who, along with Senator Katie Britt, was thanked by the Riley family for their support.