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Executive Branch

Doug Collins

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (sworn February 5, 2025)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
98 / 100 A
Raw: 78 of 80 dynamic max · 40 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 54/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 24/ 40
National Rank
#132 of 8,966 · top 1.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile

Religion: Southern Baptist (ordained pastor)
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Sworn in as Secretary of Veterans Affairs February 5, 2025. Ordained Southern Baptist pastor; USAF Reserve chaplain (Lt Col). Former US House GA-09 (2013-2021). Led Trump T1 House impeachment defense. Pastor-veteran combo gives him strong personal cred on religious + military service. Has cut 30K+ VA positions in T2 reorganization; testified Feb 2026 clashed with Dems over VA streamlining; 100K new veterans signed up for VA health care following improvements.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

10/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Holds an A+ rating from SBA Pro-Life America and a 100% pro-life voting record across his House tenure (2013-2020); as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led the Republican pro-life response to subcommittee hearings and publicly lamented the tens of millions of unborn lives lost under abortion-rights jurisprudence.

    Verified 2026-06-06Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
TRUE (+2)

Biblical Marriage

10/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)

Family & Child Sovereignty

10/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
TRUE (+2)

Christian Liberty

10/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
TRUE (+2)

Economic Stewardship

4/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
TRUE (+2)

Election Integrity

10/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. In December 2020, Collins was one of 126 Republican House members who signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania — a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the presidential election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin based on alleged irregularities in those states' election administration. After losing the Georgia Senate special election, Collins also made public allegations of fraud in Georgia's 2020 elections and called for thorough investigation of reported irregularities. These actions, taken while Collins was a sitting Member of Congress for Georgia's 9th District, reflect a sustained public posture demanding verification and integrity checks for electoral processes — consistent with the rubric's election integrity standard of demanding accountable, transparent elections free from systemic irregularity.

    Verified 2026-06-15Dispute this claim
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
TRUE (+2)

Border & Immigration

10/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
TRUE (+2)

Self-Defense & 2A

10/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Received NRA campaign contributions consistent with a voting record opposing gun-control legislation; as a conservative Georgia Republican (95% party-line score), consistently voted against expanded background-check bills, magazine-capacity restrictions, and assault-weapons bans during his House tenure.

    Verified 2026-06-06Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
TRUE (+2)

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

4/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
TRUE (+2)

Sources & Evidence

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Collins_(Georgia_politician)Encyclopedia
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