Honorable mentions on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Josie Tomkow, Wilton Simpson and Jay Collins Florida Politics 14:38 Fri, 24 Apr
Jay Collins stated on April 20, 2026 in a campaign document : U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years." PolitiFact 23:33 Thu, 23 Apr
Margin of error? Jay Collins says polls don’t matter, but he’s at 18% in his internals Florida Politics 03:15 Wed, 22 Apr
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins says Byron Donalds could lose governor's race to Democrats Miami Herald 01:59 Tue, 21 Apr Article paywall
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins denies campaign exit rumors and launches new attacks on GOP rival Byron Donalds WFLX 22:16 Mon, 20 Apr
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins denies exit rumors, attacks Byron Donalds WPTV, Florida 22:16 Mon, 20 Apr
Jay Collins says Byron Donalds could lose governor’s race to Democrats Tampa Bay Times 18:45 Mon, 20 Apr
Jay Collins remains in Governor’s race, says he’s buying ads to prove it Florida Politics 16:08 Mon, 20 Apr
Jay Collins says if he were dropping out of Governor’s race, he’d come out and say it Florida Politics 14:31 Fri, 17 Apr
‘0% chance’: Jay Collins rebuts ‘100% BS’ rumor that he’s about to suspend gubernatorial campaign Florida Politics 03:30 Fri, 17 Apr
Jay Collins raises nearly $1.75 million in first quarter as active candidate, with big Ron DeSantis donor giving more than half Florida Politics 14:25 Sat, 11 Apr
Jay Collins blames ‘lobby corps’ for fundraising woes, but says there’s a ‘great chance’ Ron DeSantis endorses him Florida Politics 21:12 Tue, 07 Apr
‘Implementation cycle’: Jay Collins says homestead property tax relief may be phased in over years Florida Politics 20:10 Tue, 07 Apr
Florida gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins lays out national security agenda after MacDill bomb threat Miami Herald 00:31 Thu, 02 Apr Article paywall
Jay Collins lays out national security agenda after MacDill bomb threat Tampa Bay Times 20:55 Wed, 01 Apr
Jay Collins confident GOP will take back his old Senate seat in November Florida Politics 16:26 Wed, 01 Apr
Jay Collins vows to remove prosecutors and judges, citing problematic ‘political beliefs’ Florida Politics 16:26 Wed, 01 Apr
Jay Collins works to show he’s ‘competent and capable’ to earn Ron DeSantis’ endorsement Florida Politics 14:24 Wed, 01 Apr
