Collins was born in Jackson, and joined a concrete products business run by his father after graduating from high school, expanding it into a ready-mix concrete company two years later, he enlisted in the Georgia National Guard but to his regret did not see combat during the Vietnam War.
Ray lost to Republican state senator Mac Collins, a resident of the former Gingrich territory, by almost 10 points.
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Georgia's 8th congressional district election, 2006 was between Democratic incumbent Jim Marshall and Republican congressman Mac Collins, resulting in a narrow victory for Marshall.