U.S. Rep. Mac Collins endorses Max Wood for Attorney General
MACON – Former U.S. Rep. Mac Collins – a beloved political veteran from Middle Georgia – has endorsed Max Wood to become the state’s newest attorney general.
Collins, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, said he respected Wood’s work during the eight years Wood served as the U.S. Attorney for Middle Georgia. Collins described Wood as professional and hard working. He said he was happy to offer the endorsement.
“I like Max, he’s a fine man,” Collins said Tuesday. “I feel very confident he will make a fine attorney general, which I consider to be the top law enforcement officer in Georgia.”
Wood said he was honored and privileged to receive the endorsement of someone as esteemed as Collins – a small businessman, a good Christian conservative and a man who has served Middle Georgia well while living the American dream.
“Mac is a solid, true conservative who shares the same cultural values that I share and that I raise my children to adhere to,” Wood said.
In Congress, Collins represented much of Middle and Western Georgia including Monroe, Bibb, Jones, Henry, Butts, Lamar, Upson, Baldwin, Fayette and Troup counties. Collins also served as the chair of the Butts County Commission and was a member of the Georgia State Senate. He is a native of Jackson.
This year’s race for Georgia attorney general is truly historic. For the first time in more than 40 years, the voters of Georgia will pick their attorney general – without a seated incumbent and without a governor’s appointment.
Max Wood, through presidential appointment, served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia beginning in 2001. He served as the Chief Prosecutor and law enforcement officer for the United States in the 70 county Middle District of Georgia.
Max Wood’s professional record, which best qualifies him to serve as Georgia’s next Attorney General, includes:
Justice Department Attaché, Baghdad, Iraq (2005 – 2006)
Appointed by President George W. Bush as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. (2001 – 2009)
Personally prosecuted cult leader Dwight “Malachi” York in one of the largest child abuse cases in Georgia history.
General Practitioner, Macon, Georgia (1997 – 2001)
Special emphasis on criminal and civil litigation and bankruptcy.
Assistant District Attorney, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit (1994 – 1997)
Prosecuted felonies and misdemeanors throughout an eight county judicial circuit. (Ultimately appointed Chief Assistant DA)
Staff Attorney, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia (1992 – 1994)
Assisted District Attorney’s offices in the prosecution and asset seizure of major illegal drug operations throughout middle Georgia.
U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General’s Dept. (1987 – 1992)
Served as prosecutor or defense counsel in over 50 courts-martial and administrative boards. Advised commanders on a variety of legal issues including but not limited to, military justice, the law of armed conflict, international law, environmental law, labor law, and tort litigation.
26 years of active and reserve military experience. Currently serving as a Colonel in the Georgia Air National Guard.
Wood graduated from LaGrange College in 1981 and from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1985.
