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Susan Collins (Maine)

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Susan Collins
Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine
U.S. Senate Maine
Tenure
1997 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
28
Compensation
Base salary
$174,000
Net worth
(2012) $2,874,078
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
High school
Caribou High School
Bachelor's
St. Lawrence University
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact

Susan Collins (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Maine. She assumed office on January 3, 1997. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Collins (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maine. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Collins was born in 1952 in Caribou, Maine, where she also attended high school. She earned her B.A. from St. Lawrence University in 1975. Before seeking office herself, Collins had worked on the staff of former Sen. William S. Cohen (R-Maine.).[1] Prior to her election to the Senate, Collins served as deputy state treasurer of Massachusetts.[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2025-2026

Collins was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2023-2024

Collins was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Collins was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Collins was assigned to the following committees:[2]

2015-2016

Collins served on the following Senate committees:[3]

2013-2014

Collins served on the following Senate committees:[4][5]

  • Appropriations Committee
    • Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
    • Subcommittee on Department of Defense
    • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Special Committee on Aging, Ranking Member

2011-2012

Collins served on the following Senate committees:[6]

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Maine

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Maine on November 3, 2026.


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2020

See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2020

United States Senate election in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maine

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Susan Collins in round 1 .


Total votes: 819,183
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sara Gideon in round 1 .


Total votes: 162,681
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for U.S. Senate Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Susan Collins in round 1 .


Total votes: 88,448
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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Maine, 2014

Collins sought election to a fourth term as U.S. Senator to Maine in 2014.[7] She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 10, 2014. Susan Collins (Maine) won the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Collins Incumbent 67% 413,505
     Democratic Shenna Bellows 30.8% 190,254
     Other Other 0% 269
     Blank None 2.1% 12,968
Total Votes 616,996
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

2008

On November 4, 2008, Susan Collins won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Thomas H. Allen (D) in the general election.[8]

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Collins incumbent 61.3% 444,300
     Democratic Thomas H. Allen 38.6% 279,510
     N/A Other 0.1% 620
Total Votes 724,430

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Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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Campaign website

Collins' campaign website stated the following:

  • Defense and National Security
As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Collins holds a key position in Congress and has the important responsibility of overseeing and shaping national security issues of importance to both Maine and the United States. Senator Collins has fought for, and secured, provisions in annual defense authorization and funding bills that support work at Bath Iron Works, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the University of Maine, Saco Defense, Pratt & Whitney, and other companies important to the Maine economy.
  • Veterans

Today, nearly 22 million Americans hold the distinguished title of Veteran, and more than 127,000 of those individuals live in our great State of Maine. As the daughter of a World War II Purple Heart recipient, Senator Collins learned first-hand of the sacrifice that these heroes and their families make to advance the cause of freedom. Fighting on behalf of our nation’s Veterans, Senator Collins has worked to support the needs of Veterans nationwide by protecting access to rural health care, holding the Department of Veterans Affairs accountable in the wake of scandal, and expediting the process for disabled veterans to get the services they need.

  • Education
Senator Collins has a strong record of supporting education at all levels, including promoting early childhood education; improving our public school system for kindergarten through 12th grade; and working to increase the affordability of higher education. As a member of the Senate Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees, Senator Collins will continue to work to ensure that Congress provides robust funding and targeted legislation for the most effective educational programs aimed at helping teachers and students.
Senator Collins has made engaging with Maine’s students and faculty a top priority, visiting nearly 200 schools during her time as a Senator.
  • Energy and Environment
From tourism and recreation, to working forests, and fishing and agricultural industries, there is no doubt that Maine’s economy is inextricably linked to the environment. Maine’s greatest treasure is its natural beauty, and Senator Collins remains committed to advancing reasonable and effective policies in the U.S. Senate to protect the environment.
Throughout her time in the U.S. Senate, Senator Collins has worked to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, spur the creation of green energy jobs, and reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil – while retaining important American manufacturing jobs. High costs of energy are burdensome to Maine families, truck drivers, farmers, fishermen, schools, small businesses, mills, and factories. Nearly 80 percent of the homes in our state rely on heating oil, leaving Maine families extremely vulnerable to high crude oil prices.
  • Health Care
There is no question that our nation’s health care system requires substantial reform. The status quo of soaring health care costs, struggling families, and health care provider shortages across Maine and the nation is unacceptable. Senator Collins frequently works with her colleagues on both sides of the aisle to address these and other important issues facing our nation such as improved mental health care, drug treatment programs, supporting America’s caregivers, and nutrition programs.
As a native to northern Maine, Senator Collins understands the specific challenges that rural communities face for medical care. Throughout her time in the Senate, Senator Collins has consistently supported programs to expand access to and improve the health care system, particularly for citizens living in rural areas.
As a freshman legislator, Senator Collins founded the Senate Diabetes Caucus and has since led the effort to more than triple federal funding for diabetes research.
  • Senior Issues
As the Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senator Collins’ priorities include retirement security, highlighting the importance of biomedical research on diseases like Alzheimer’s and diabetes, and scams targeting seniors.
As the Senate Co-Chair of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force, the Senator is particularly committed to putting an end to Alzheimer’s disease, which has had such a devastating effect on 5.2 million Americans and their families.
  • Homeland Security
As the former Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Collins has championed efforts to enhance the ability and preparedness of first responders, worked to address the issue of homegrown terrorism, and sounded the alarm on the vital importance of enhancing our nation’s cybersecurity. Throughout her time in the Senate, Senator Collins has worked on legislation and conducted federal investigations to ensure accountability over that the bookkeeping and oversight that resulted in improper payments across the federal government.
  • Transportation
Senator Collins recognizes the importance of restoring and improving our nation’s crumbling roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure. As the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Senator Collins has the unique ability to help establish our nation’s transportation priorities, while working to help ensure that Maine’s needs are addressed. She has provided strong funding for transportation projects nationwide and represented a thoughtful approach to infrastructure investment. Senator Collins has also long been a leader in efforts to end runaway and youth homelessness.
  • Jobs and the Economy
Mainers are resilient. Along with the rest of the country, however, too many Mainers continue to struggle in this tough economy. Senator Collins believes that putting people back to work is the key to improving our economic recovery and should remain our number one goal. With this goal in mind, Senator Collins has offered or supported legislation aimed at providing tax relief, cutting red tape, and investing in a 21st century workforce.[11]
—Susan Collins' campaign website (2020)[12]


Campaign finance summary


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Susan Collins campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. Senate MaineCandidacy Declared general$7,933,772 $2,526,858
2020U.S. Senate MaineWon general$30,783,434 $30,417,005
2014U.S. Senate (Maine)Won $6,228,159 N/A**
2008U.S. Senate (Maine)Won $8,039,750 N/A**
2002U.S. Senate (Maine)Won $4,266,392 N/A**
Grand total$57,251,507 $32,943,862
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Susan Collins
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Nikki Haley  source President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWithdrew in Convention
Jeb Bush  source  (R) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost Convention

Personal finance disclosures

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Analysis

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

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118th Congress (2023-2025)

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117th Congress (2021-2023)

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116th Congress (2019-2021)

Rankings and scores for the 116th Congress

115th Congress (2017-2019)

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114th Congress (2015-2017)

Rankings and scores for the 114th Congress

113th Congress (2013-2015)

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Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)[14]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)[16]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)[18]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)[20]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)[22]
Yes check.svg Yea Red x.svg Failed (50-49)[24]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)[26]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (76-20)[28]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (75-22)[30]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-4)[32]
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (51-48)[34]
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (51-49)[36]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (79-18)[38]
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (43-50)[40]
Yes check.svg Yea Red x.svg Failed (51-44)[42]
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (78-18)[44]
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (48-44)[46]


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Noteworthy events

Letter to Iran

On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval was merely an "executive agreement". The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Collins was one of the seven Republican members of the Senate who did not sign the letter.[181]

The letter caused intense backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress.[182] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[183] On Twitter, the hashtag "47Traitors" became the top trending topic in the world, and a debate raged as to whether the 47 who signed the letter were traitors or patriots.[184]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Biographical Guide to Members of Congress, "Susan Collins," accessed October 25, 2011
  2. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  3. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed February 4, 2015
  4. Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  5. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
  6. Official Senate Website, "Committee Assignments," accessed October 25, 2011
  7. USA Today, "Moderate GOP Sen. Collins intends to run again," accessed October 24, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  12. Susan Collins' 2020 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 7, 2020
  13. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
  14. Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2670 )," accessed May 15, 2025
  15. Congress.gov, "H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
  16. Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 6363)," accessed May 15, 2025
  17. Congress.gov, "H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act," accessed February 27, 2024
  18. Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5860)," accessed May 15, 2025
  19. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 27, 2024
  20. Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3746)," accessed May 15, 2025
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  23. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
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  25. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
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  31. Congress.gov, "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
  32. Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3935, As Amended)," accessed May 15, 2025
  33. Congress.gov, "H.R.863- Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025
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  48. Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  49. Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
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  51. Congress.gov, "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
  52. Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  53. Congress.gov, "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  54. Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
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  56. Congress.gov, "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  57. Congress.gov, "H.R.6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
  58. Congress.gov, "S.937 - COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  59. Congress.gov, "H.R.3076 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2022," accessed January 23, 2023
  60. Congress.gov, "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  61. Congress.gov, "H.R.5305 - Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act," accessed January 23, 2023
  62. Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
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  75. Congress.gov, "H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," accessed April 27, 2024
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  80. Congress.gov, "H.R.1327 - Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act," accessed April 27, 2024
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  83. Congress.gov, “H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” accessed April 28, 2024
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  90. Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
  91. Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
  92. Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
  93. Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
  94. Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
  95. Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
  96. Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
  97. Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
  98. Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
  99. Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
  100. Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
  101. Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
  102. U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
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