Former U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, left, leaves federal court Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in New York. …

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, left, leaves federal court Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in New York. ...

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, left, leaves federal court Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in New York. Collins pleaded guilty Tuesday in an insider trading case, a day after he resigned from Congress and set off a scramble to fill his seat in his Republican-leaning district. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)