WASHINGTON — Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his chief of staff are under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, though the panel didn’t detail Friday why it’s looking into their actions.

The brief press release said the committee will “announce its course of action in this matter on or before” Jan. 5 and that an investigation “does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee.” 

Collins became a member of Congress, representing the state’s 10th Congressional District, in January 2023. He has since set his sights on the U.S. Senate and is one of several Republican politicians running in the primary for the chance to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in next year’s midterm elections. 

Collins’ office did not return a request for comment about the investigation into the congressman and his chief of staff, Brandon Phillips.

The House Ethics Committee has announced numerous investigations into lawmakers this year, including one earlier this week into Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills.

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