The mother and stepfather of Laken Riley—the 22-year-old nursing student slain by an illegal alien in Georgia whose death prompted bipartisan legislation to toughen penalties for illegal aliens charged with certain crimes—have endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in his bid for U.S. Senate.

“A lot of people go to Washington, and it changes them. However, in the short time that we have known him, Mike Collins went to Washington and changed it. There is simply no one else in this race who deserves to be in the U.S. Senate more than Mike Collins. He is someone who says what he means, means what he says, and actually delivers results that matter,” Allyson Riley and John Phillips were quoted as saying Monday in a statement.

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