Doug Collins

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs • United States Cabinet

👤 Person Republican active ✅ Verified

📝 Biography

Douglas Allen Collins (born August 16, 1966) is an American politician serving as the 12th United States secretary of veterans affairs since February 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, representing the 27th district, which includes portions of Hall County, Lumpkin County, and White County. Collins has served as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve since 2002, and was promoted to colonel in 2023.

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Birth Date

8/16/1966

🔗 External Resources

📚 Congressional Bioguide 📊 GovTrack 💰 OpenSecrets 📖 Wikipedia 🌐 Official Website

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👥 Group Memberships

Group Name	Type	Legislative Body	Session	Party	Role	Joined	Left
116th House Republicans	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	116th Congress	Republican	Member	1/3/2019	1/3/2021
115th House Republicans	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	115th Congress	Republican	Member	1/3/2017	1/3/2019
114th House Republicans	legislative	U.S. House of Representatives	114th Congress	Republican	Member	1/6/2015	1/3/2017

📅 Event Associations (2)

Date	Event	Source	Relationship	Involvement
12/18/2019	2019 House Impeaches Trump on Abuse of Power (Article 1)	Vote Results	voted against	primary
12/18/2019	House Votes to Impeach Trump for Obstruction of Congress (Article 2)	696 roll call vote	voted against	primary