A young Republican operative once welcomed inside the GOP’s inner circles is now at the center of a political firestorm that reads more like an internet fever dream than a résumé. At just 24, Preston Parra has gone from intern to embarrassment, dragging a trail of racist rhetoric, extremist praise, and explicit online antics behind him.
Parra briefly worked for Georgia Congressman Mike Collins after landing an internship in 2024. He later moved into a paid role with Collins’ affiliated political action committee, Overhaul PAC, where he remained until late spring of 2025. At the same time he was boosting Collins’ political ambitions online, Parra was also unleashing a barrage of shocking social media posts that have since resurfaced with explosive consequences.
Among the posts: crude selfies, explicit sexual commentary, and declarations embracing racism that stunned even seasoned political observers. In one online rant, Parra openly labeled himself a racist while boasting about his appearance and threatening to expose alleged secrets involving Washington insiders. The posts were not hidden in obscure corners of the internet—they were public, deliberate, and unapologetic.
The scandal arrives as Rep. Collins and his former chief of staff, Brandon Phillips, face their own scrutiny. Phillips is reportedly under investigation after hiring a significantly younger romantic partner to work in the congressional office. That individual was paid more than $10,000 for duties colleagues later said they could not clearly identify. Phillips’ troubles deepened after he was caught on video striking another man during an altercation at a Washington, D.C., bar.
NEW: Video appears to show Rep. Mike Collins’ advisor and ex-chief of staff Brandon Phillips punching a guy in the face at a DC bar.
Neither Collins’ office nor Phillips responded when asked about this video.
Phillips and Collins are subjects of a congressional conduct probe. pic.twitter.com/5SL9zMzsYT
— Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) January 8, 2026
Parra has also claimed proximity to major conservative organizations and figures, asserting that he served as a surrogate for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and spent years as a personality linked to Turning Point USA. Neither group has publicly confirmed those claims, and both declined to respond to media inquiries seeking clarification.
What has drawn the most attention, however, is Parra’s self-styled political persona. On his consulting website, he describes himself in surreal, provocative terms, blending far-right ideology, religious extremism, and internet shock culture into a single brand. The language is inflammatory by design, pairing “America First” isolationism with fantasies of authoritarian rule and rhetoric steeped in racial obsession.
Screenshots circulating online show Parra praising notorious extremist figures, using racial slurs, and promoting exclusionary and demeaning language about who he deemed acceptable in his personal life. The posts have ignited outrage across social media, prompting renewed questions about how such behavior went unnoticed—or unchallenged—while he operated within Republican political spaces.
Despite the uproar, Rep. Collins previously appeared unfazed by Parra’s controversial approach. According to reports, Collins even complimented the consultant’s website for its ability to attract attention, a remark now being reexamined under a harsher light.
The controversy has also revived criticism of Collins’ own online conduct. In recent years, the congressman has posted incendiary content ranging from manipulated videos targeting political opponents to inflammatory remarks following national tragedies. After a deadly school shooting in his Georgia district, Collins dismissed calls for gun reform, instead urging a return of religion to public classrooms. He has also repeatedly mocked the January 6 Capitol attack, framing the event in sarcastic and dismissive terms.
As the fallout continues, Parra has faded from official GOP roles but remains a symbol of a deeper problem critics say plagues modern politics: the blurring of internet extremism, personal branding, and public power. What was once dismissed as trolling or shock performance is now raising serious questions about vetting, accountability, and the culture that allows such figures to rise—if only briefly—within the halls of influence.
For Republicans already battling internal divisions and public distrust, the Parra saga is less a one-off embarrassment and more a cautionary tale—one that refuses to stay confined to the fringes.
What is both more deplorable and sheds some light onto Parra and his racist thoughts as a jewish twink is his response to the DailyMail piece just released.
I only surmise that this journalist must’ve had his heartbroken by a twink recently to be capable of writing such a vitriolicly shitty article ab me.
My career endures.
So does my future twink harem.
You won’t stop what’s coming, no matter how many articles are written. 🏴☠️🔱 pic.twitter.com/VlJrm4cbDh
— Prêstón Alfónső Párra Mejia del Tóro (@ThePrestonParra) January 11, 2026
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He is a proud racist despite he will be discriminated in a fascist government, and then will play victim in his own actions.
MAGA and republicans are falling, which is why I believe trump is doing all of these distractions