Brien Thomas "B. T." Collins (October 17, 1940 – March 19, 1993)[1] was an American politician from California and a member of the Republican party.

Born in New York City,[1] Collins served as a Green Beret Captain during the Vietnam War and lost his right arm and right leg to a grenade attack in 1967.

[citation needed] In 1979, Collins was appointed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown as Director of the California Conservation Corps.

During his California Conservation Corps service, Collins gained notoriety for drinking a beaker of malathion to demonstrate his belief that it was safe.

[3] Collins won a special election that September for the Sacramento-area 5th District against fellow Republican Barbara Alby, and narrowly beat her again in the 1992 GOP primary.