Mike Collins faces scrutiny over white‑nationalist ties in Georgia Senate race

Republican U.S. Representative Mike Collins, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, ended a press conference after reporters repeatedly asked about his relationship with son‑in‑law David Alan Scheer II. Scheer, who is married to Collins’s daughter Summer, has used a large social‑media following to promote white‑nationalist ideology, share antisemitic conspiracy theories, Nazi imagery, and calls for deporting Muslims. CNN’s KFile investigation found Scheer appeared in campaign photographs, narrated promotional videos for Collins’s trucking company, and was registered to vote at a Collins‑owned house in Jackson, Georgia.

When questioned about whether Scheer or his business received payments from Collins or his campaign, Collins said the matter had been “fully addressed” and shifted focus to attacking Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, accusing him of supporting “radical anti‑Israel extremists.” Ossoff responded that Collins was refusing to answer and demanded disclosure of any financial or communications links to the extremist figure. Polls show Ossoff leading the Senate race, while Collins continues to emphasize his legislative record and policy priorities. The controversy centers on potential campaign connections to far‑right extremism and has intensified scrutiny of Collins’s candidacy.