U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, is the kind of politician who would seem to be very conservative. A Washington media outlet, the National Journal, ranked him as the 16th most conservative member of the U.S. House. The Heritage Foundation gave Collins a 79 percent ranking for his voting record, while the average score for a House Republican was 63 percent.
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