Oakley C. Collins (1916 – October 30, 1994) was a Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly.

[2] In 1958, Collins opted for a fifth term, but lost to Democrat J. Sherman Porter, a radio personality from Gallipolis.

Just two years into his House tenure, Collins again opted to run for the Senate, challenging incumbent and fellow Republican Harry Armstrong in the 1974 primary.

[6] In an upset, he narrowly defeated Armstrong to take the nomination, and went on to win the general election.

However, surmounting ethics problems created an opening for his Democratic opponent, Jan Michael Long.