Mike Collins Launches Veterans Coalition with over 300 Endorsements 

Jackson, Georgia – Today, leading Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins launched his Veterans for Mike Coalition with the support of over 300 Georgia and prominent national veterans. The coalition will recruit, mobilize, and engage with veterans across Georgia and help guide Collins’ veterans policy.

The coalition includes veterans from five military branches, spanning from the Vietnam Era to the Global War on Terror, with a breadth of experience among officers, enlisted personnel, and Special Operations Forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Special Forces.

Collins tapped former Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Alfred “Al” Lipphardt, a Georgia native and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, to serve as National Chairman for Veterans for Mike.

“Leadership isn’t about words—it’s about actions to keep your word. Jon Ossoff has treated our veterans like a line item in a budget, and I know that Mike Collins will keep his word and support Georgia’s veterans in the U.S. Senate,” said Veterans for Mike National Chairman Al Lipphardt. “You have to believe in what you do and do what you believe in. I’m proud to chair Veterans for Mike because I believe in his mission and know that he will always prioritize our veterans.”

“As a retired Navy SEAL, I know a fighter when I see one,” said National Co-Chair, Congressman Derrick Van Orden. “Mike has been fighting for America First values in Congress since day one. He isn’t your typical slick-talking politician. He’s a trucker, job creator, and one of the most effective legislators in Congress. I trust Mike to stand up for our veterans and enlisted personnel at all costs.”

“It is an honor to have the trust and support of so many of our nation’s great warfighters,” said Mike Collins. “Georgia’s veterans deserve a U.S. Senator who doesn’t say one thing in Georgia and then does another in Washington, nor who will use them as political pawns as Jon Ossoff just did during his 15 votes to shut down the government.”

The charter members of the Veterans for Mike Coalition can be found below. To join them, visit MikeCollinsGA.com/veterans.

National Chairman 

Al Lipphardt, USA

National Co-Chair

Congressman Derrick Van Orden, USN

National Co-Chair

Congressman Eli Crane, USN

National Co-Chair

Congressman John McGuire, USN

National Co-Chair

Congressman Morgan Luttrell, USN

Georgia Co-Chair

State Rep. Brad Thomas, USN

Georgia Co-Chair

State Rep. Chas Cannon, USA

Georgia Co-Chair

State Rep. David Clark, USA

Georgia Co-Chair

State Rep. Josh Bonner, USA

Georgia Co-Chair

State Rep. Rey Martinez, USA

Georgia Co-Chair

State Sen. Max Burns, USAR

Aaron Lowery, USAF

Alan Roberts, USCG

Amador Pena, USA

Andrew Cooper, USN

Angel Figueroa, USMC

Anne Abell, USA

Archie Randall Moore, USA

Barbara Higgins, USAF

Barry Stinson, USN

Baxter Knight, USAF

Ben West, USN

Betty Martin, USA

Billy Cumbie, USA

Bob Izlar, USA

Bobby Blackburn, USMC

Bobby Gordon, USA

Brad Robinson, USA

Brian Davies, USMC

Brian Lappert, USAF

Bruce Pattison, USAF

Bruce Smith, USAF

Bryan Poteet, USA

Bryan Robbins, USA

Bryane Shepherd, USAF

Bryant Tom Edge, USA

Carl Simmons, USAF

Carlos Guerrero, USA

Carroll Smith, USN

Charles Alexander, USN

Charles Austin, USMC

Charles Brower, USAF

Charles Fisher, USA

Charles T. Dalbec, USA

Chris Allen, USA

Chris Cannon, USA

Chuck Cancilla, USA

Cindy Carter, USN

Clayton Fuller, USAF

Cliff Christian, USAF

Cory Postlewait, USMC

Dale Adams, USMC

Dale Ney, USA

Dana McCloud, ARNG

Daniel Kennedy, USA

Daniel Lopez, USA

Daniel Yearwood, USA

Danny Bell, USAF

Danny Hall, USN, ARNG

Darl Rantz, USAF

Dave Melchens, USA

Dave Melchert, USA

David A. Smith, USMC

David Brock, USMC

David Dolin, USN

David Moran, USAF

David Powell, USA

David Wilbanks, USA

Dean Holtzhouser, USAF

Debbie Smoot, USA

Dennis Brown, USA

Dennis Mangham, USAF

Donald Brittain, USN

Donald Chandler, USN

Donald Newman, USMC

Donald Spurgin, USN

Donald Wayne Thomas, USN

Douglas Lovell, USA

Dr. William Hudson, USA

Duane Bruno, USN

Dudney Harris, USAF

Ed Hughes, USN

Edward VanDeWalker, USAF

Elizabeth LaChapelle, USN

Ernest Munson, USAF

Evans Millican, USA

Evio DeOliveira, USAF

Filippo Catalano, USA

Frank Depew, USN

Frank Harris, USAF

Frank R. Owens, ANG

Frank Rock, USA

Fred Metros, USA

Freddie Stone, USAF

Freddie Vaughn, USN

Frederic Mulika, USAF

Gary Cantrell, USMC

Gary Moore, USAF

Gene Seibert, USN

George Alexander, USA

George Kennedy, USA

George Lawson, USMC

George Morgan, USA

Glenn Hurley, USA

Gordon Austin, USN

Grady Guthrie, USAF

Greg Redner, USN

Gregg Giddens, USA

Harold Young, USAF

Harry Holmquist, USA

Harry Jones, USAF

Harvey Adams Jr., USN

Hubert Townley, USA

Hugh Hamilton, USAF

Jack Dewaele, USAF

Jack Stevens, USA

Jackie Jones, USA

James Allen, USA

James Broadnax, USA

James Chastain Sr., USA

James Cook, USA

James Corley, USN

James Gloor, USA

James Redden, USA

James Stanley, USA

Jason Minchey, USN

Jeff Felmet, USA

Jeff Hoffman, USN, USA

Jeff Jackson, USA

Jeff Pico, USA

Jeffery Schlarb, USMC

Jeffrey Payne, USN

Jeremy Zeigler, USA

Jerry Anderson, USA

Jerry Carter, USA

Jerry Davis, USA

Jerry Higgins, USMC

Jerry Mcdurmon, USA

Jerry Powell, USAF

Jerry Raper, USN

Jesse France, USA

Jim Bramlett Jr., USAF

Jim O’Neill, USA

Jimmie Siggers, USN

Jimmy Kee, USA

Jimmy Ray, USMC

Joe Dan Banker, USN

Joel Wood, USA

John Brannen, USN

John Bysh, USA

John Carroll, USN

John Clower, USN

John Diamond, USA

John Eckhoff, USA

John Gaultney, USAR

John Harper, USAR

John Hight, USA

John Kaasch, USA

John Kennedy, USA

John Mitchell, USAF

John Morrison, USAF

John Purdy, USA

John Rowland, USN

John Steele, USAF

John Vail, USA

John Van Allen, USAF

John W. Dashler, USA

Johnny Price, USA

Joseph Bordage, USAF

Joseph Fuller, USN

Joseph O’Connell, USAF

Joseph Williamson, USAF

Julie Lass Shuman, USN

Keith Allmond, USAF

Kenneth Bobb, USN

Kevin Peoples, USA

Kirk Johns, USN

KP Porter, USMC

Kris Hawkins, USA

Lanette Haas, USA

Larry Coleman, USA

Larry Johnson, USA

Larry Masten, USA

Larry Schmidt, USA

LaVerne Jones, USN

Lawrence Vidal, USAF

Lee Youngblood, USA

Levis J. Spradlin Jr., USA

Lloyd Shaddix, USMC

Lola Peck, USN

Lynn Varl, USA

Malcolm Curtis, USAF

Marion Froshour, USAF

Mark Millwood, USAF

Mark Pierce, USAF

Martha Koziar, USAF

Maryann Mankiewicz, USAF

Merico T. Fantigrossi, USMC

Michael Bills, USAF, USA

Michael Burgamy Sr., USAF

Michael Butler, USA

Michael Cundiff, USA

Michael Ivey, USAF

Michael Kelly, USMC

Michael Mason, USAF

Michael Miller, USA

Michael Shuler, USN

Michael Watt, USAF

Mike Copeland, USA

Mike Seither, USAF

Mike Shannon, USAF

Mike Waddell, USMC

Mitchell Frank, USA

Moose Lutes, USMC

Neal Banks, USN

Neal Howell, USMC

Neal Mann, USAF

Neale White, USA

Norval Knight, USN

Oscar Medina, USAF

Oz Prescott, USN

Patricia Gibson, USA

Patrick Henry, USA

Paul Critser, USN

Paul Holbrook, USA

Paul Lowery, USMC

Paul Soderberg, USN

Paul West, USMC

Perry Williams, USMC

Peter Chvala, USN

Philip Vaughn, USN

Phillip Flip Johns, USAR

Phillip Johns, USAR

Quentin Van Meter, USN

Ralph Moore, USA

Randall Hough, USN

Randy Layton, USN

Richard Dorsey, USAF

Richard Edwards, USA

Richard Nokes, USA

Richard Thompson, USN

Richard Watts, USA

Rick Nixon, USA

Robert Hibbard, USA

Robert Koester, USA

Robert Kushman, USA

Robert McCallum, USAF

Robert Rahaim, USA

Rodney Radford, USN

Roger Allen, USA

Roger Pinion, USN

Ron Bowman, USAF

Ronald Coopet, USN

Ronald Cowart, USN

Ronald Kerston, USN

Ronnie Hannon, USAF

Rufus Montgomery, USA

Rusby Crites, USAF

Russell Stone, USN

Sammy Johnson, USMC

Skip Noweter, USA

Stacey Nelson, USA

Stan Wright, USA

Stanley Gorka, USAF

Stanley Mauldin, USA

Stephen Bowers, USA

Stephen Simpson, USN

Steve Brooks, USMC

Steve Conner, USA

Steve Hutchison, USAF

Steve Pietrowicz, USA

Steve Scruggs, USAF

Steven R. Robinson, USA

Terri Millwood, USAF

Thomas D. Knowles, USA

Thomas Harrison, USA

Thomas Kirkland, USAF

Thomas Lynn, USN

Thomas Poole, USA

Thomas Rogers, USA

Thomas Stowell, USA

Tim Cheely, USN

Tom Esposito, USA

Troy Douglas, USAF

Troy Williams, USA

Vaughn Powell, USMC

Vernon Koziatek, USA

Virgil Brown, USN

Walter Lovejoy, USN

Watt Crosland, USA

Wayne Lettice, USAF

Wayne Williams, USN

Wendell Todd, USN

William Albrecht, USA

William C. Morgan, USA

William Ertell, USN

William Grewe, USA

William Jarrel, USA

William Jordan, USA

William L. Bingham, USA

William Morris, USAF

William Mullennix, USA

William Myrick, USMC

William Otwell, USAF

William Robertson, USN

William Simmons, USN

William Swann, USA

William Wahl, USA

Wilson Marker, USN