Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) announced on Monday morning that he will not be a candidate for any public office in the 2022 midterm elections. He was rumored to be mulling another bid for Senate after running unsuccessfully in the “jungle primary” in 2020, against former Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA).
Republican Doug Collins has announced he won't be running again for any elected office in Georgia.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 26, 2021
“I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for any office in the next election cycle...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 Senate and help more strong conservative candidates get elected here in Georgia,” Collins wrote in a statement. “I believe that we, as conservatives, must be able to clearly communicate our values and I will keep that fight going.”
I’m announcing today that I will not be a candidate for any office in the next election cycle. Read more ?? pic.twitter.com/IruVtnjZl7
— Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) April 26, 2021
Collins launched an inter-party challenge to Loeffler after she was appointed to fill the seat vacated by former Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA). He failed to beat reach the vote threshold, and lost to Loeffler for the high-stakes runoff election. Newly-elected Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who unseated Loeffler in January's runoff election, is up for reelection in 2022. His seat is a target of Republicans in 2022.