Spouse: Lisa Collins, also active member of evangelical Baptist Christian Lakewood mega-church in Gainesville, FL.

Qualifications: Former Congress rep (R-GA) from 2012-21; member Trump 1.0 Judiciary Committee who helped defend Trump from Mueller probe. A devout Christian and evangelical Baptist pastor, he served as a Navy chaplain andcColonel, Air Force Reserve, Chaplain Corps; was chaplain in Iraq war. Has a JD in law and Master’s in divinity degree.

Disqualifications: Campaigned for Trump alongside convicted criminal Roger Stone; was among 120 GOP members who signed an amicus brief in 2020 contesting Joe Biden’s win as president, labeled ‘election subversion’ by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Views: Collins has been an evangelical Baptist pastor at the Lakewood Church in Gainesville, the third-largest Lakewood mega-church in the US, founded by Joel Osteen and known for promoting a prosperity gospel. Pro-life advocate, anti-same-sex marriage and Equality Act, anti-Obamacare, denies climate change, got an A ranking from the NRA Political Victory Fund. Collins has advocated for the “religious liberty” of Christian military chaplains to publicly share their religious beliefs, including prayers, with service members, or on social media.