Former Republican congressman Doug Collins said on Monday that he will not be running for Senate after a failed bid last year.
“I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for any office in the next election cycle,” Collins said in a statement. “For those who may wonder, this is goodbye for now, but probably not forever. I do plan on staying involved in shaping our conservative message to help Republicans win back the House and the Senate and help more strong conservative candidates get elected here in Georgia,” Collins added.
Collins fell short in his Senate campaign last year, coming in third place in the all-party primary behind Warnock and former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.). Warnock went on to defeat Loeffler in one of two runoff elections in January and band Democrats control of the Senate.
