Chris Collins (New York politician)

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Christopher Carl Collins (born May 20, 1950) is an American politician, pardoned felon, and businessman. He is a member of the Republican Party. Collins served as president and CEO of Nuttall Gear Corporation, located in Niagara Falls, New York. In 2007, he was elected as county executive of Erie County, New York. He held that position for one term and was defeated in his 2011 bid for re-election. Collins was elected U.S. representative for New York's 27th congressional district in 2012, defeating incumbent Kathy Hochul. In 2016, Collins became the first sitting U.S. representative to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States; he served on Trump's first presidential transition team. Collins and his son, Cameron Collins, were arrested by the FBI on August 8, 2018, and charged with insider trading and making false statements. Three days later, Collins announced that he was suspending his bid for a fourth term in Congress; however, on September 17, 2018, he resumed his re-election...

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