Doug Collins Will Not Run for Office Next Election Cycle

Former U.S. Congressman for the 9th District, Doug Collins will not run again for office in the next election cycle.

Collins made the announcement Monday on his Facebook page.

“It has been a joy to serve in both the Georgia Legislature and the United States Congress,” he wrote.

In the announcement, Collins noted he was able to accomplish a great deal.

He pointed to the passage of historic criminal justice reform with the passage of the First Step Act.

“As Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, I fought each and every day to uphold our Constitutional rights and the freedoms we cherish,” he said.” have always believed that when you are given the privilege of serving, you should strive to pass meaningful legislation that impacts people’s everyday lives. I’m proud we were able to do just that.”

Collins gave up his seat as U.S. Representative for the 9th Congressional District to run for U.S. Senate seat vacated by Johnny Isakson.but did not win enough votes against a large stable of challenges to win the Republican nomination.

Though he said he was not running for any office in the next election cycle, he did leave the door open to possibly running for office in the future and said it was just  “goodbye for now but probably not forever.”

Collins said he will continue to stay active in the Georgia Republican party and will continue to work towards winning back the two U.S. Senate seats lost to the Democrats in 2020.