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Billy Gene Collins

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Green Party

Education

Bachelor's

Emporia State University, 1961

Graduate

Indiana University, 1968

Ph.D

Kansas State University, 1970

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal
Profession
Educator

Billy Gene Collins was a 2014 Green candidate for District 38 of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Biography

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After graduating from high school, Collins served in the United States Navy for four years. He worked as an electronics technician aboard the USS Boston.[1]

Collins earned his B.S. in education from Emporia State University in 1961. He went on to earn a master's degree in teaching from Indiana University in 1965 and a master's degree in english from Kansas State University in 1968. Collins then earned a Ph.D. in American literation from Kansas State University in 1970.[1]

Professionally, Collins works as a high school teacher as well as a college professor.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Collins submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[1]

“ We must protect the environment in order to preserve the planet for our descendants. We are at the tipping point and can no longer cater to the uncontrolled greed of corporations.[2] ”

Elections

2014

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Marc Balestracci was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kathleen M. McCarty was unopposed in the Republican primary. McCarty defeated Balestracci and Billy Gene Collins (G) in the general election.[3][4]

Connecticut House of Representatives District 38, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen M. McCarty 45.4% 3,950
     Democratic Marc Balestracci 48.2% 4,199
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen M. McCarty 3.9% 339
     Green Billy Gene Collins 2.5% 221
Total Votes 8,709

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 13, 2014]
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
  4. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014


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