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COLLINS, Chris, a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., May 20, 1950; B.S., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., 1972; M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 1975; businessman; Erie County executive, Erie County, N.Y., 2007-2011; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).