U.S. Rep. Mac Collins has been endorsed for reelection by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, along with six Georgia colleagues.

“They have been fighting the good fight against spendthrift Washington bureaucracy and red tape,” said Pete Havel, NFIB regional grass roots political director.

NFIB, which represents about 9,000 Georgia businesses, designates as “guardians” of small business congressmen who support issues identified by the group as “pro-small business.”

“Each of these candidates well exceeded that threshold in the 105th Congress,” said Dennis Whitfield, NFIB senior vice president.

In addition to the endorsement, each of the seven congress members will receive campaign contributions from Save America's Free Enterprise Trust, NFIB's political action arm.

Collins represents Fayette and the other counties of the 3rd District of Georgia.