News summary produced by Claude AI
Mike Collins, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia and a Trump-endorsed candidate, maintains close family connections to David Alan Scheer II, a white nationalist social media influencer married to Collins’s daughter. Collins has represented Georgia’s 10th congressional district since 2023 and won the Republican primary in June. He faces Democrat Jon Ossoff in the general election later this year.
Scheer operates across multiple social media platforms with approximately 1.5 million followers, where he posts content related to fitness, Christianity, and masculinity. According to reporting, Scheer has also shared material promoting white nationalist ideology, antisemitic conspiracy theories, and Nazi imagery. His documented online activity includes statements promoting demographic nationalism, conspiracy theories about Jewish influence, and references to Nazi propaganda. CNN reported that Scheer is registered to vote at a Collins-owned property, appeared in Collins campaign photographs, and attended Collins’s primary victory celebration.
Collins’s record has drawn scrutiny from observers who cite his positions on abortion restrictions, his statements regarding the 2020 election, and his defense of January 6 rioters. Critics have also highlighted past associations with far-right figures and his social media activity. Collins has denied accusations of antisemitism.
When contacted by news organizations, Collins’s campaign did not directly address questions about Scheer or his social media content. A campaign spokesperson stated that Collins’s support for Israel is “unquestionable” and referenced his congressional voting record on Israel-related matters. The campaign’s statement did not engage with specific questions about Scheer’s documented posts or the nature of their relationship.