Chris Collins (politician)
American politician (born 1950)
Christopher Carl Collins (born May 20, 1950) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the United States Representative for New York's 27th congressional district from 2013 through 2019.[1]
Chris Collins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – October 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Chris Jacobs |
| 7th Executive of Erie County | |
| In office January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Giambra |
| Succeeded by | Mark Poloncarz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Carl Collins May 20, 1950 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Collins |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | North Carolina State University (BS) University of Alabama at Birmingham (MBA) |
| Website | House website |
Collins was the first sitting congressman to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States.[2]
Collins and his son, Cameron, were arrested by the FBI on August 8, 2018, and charged with insider trading and lying to the FBI.[3] On September 30, 2019, Collins announced his resignation from the House of Representatives effective on October 1, 2019.[4]
In December 2020, Collins was pardoned for his crimes by President Donald Trump.[5][6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Representative Chris Collins's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ↑ Zremski, Jerry. "Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump Archived 2016-03-29 at Archive.today". The Buffalo News. February 24, 2016.
- ↑ Erica Ordin and Maegan Vazquez. "New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges", CNN, August 8, 2018
- ↑ Ramey, Corinne (2019-09-30). "Rep. Chris Collins, Charged in Insider-Trading Case, Resigns". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ↑ Brown, Pamela; Liptak, Kevin; Polantz, Katelyn (2020-12-22). "Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins". CNN. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ Mangan, Dan (2020-12-23). "Trump pardons 15, including people convicted in Mueller probe". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency". The White House. 2020-12-22. Archived from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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