About
Collins, Susan Margaret A Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 1975; worked for United States Senator William S. Cohen 1975-1987, serving as staff director of the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Oversight of Government Management 1981-1987; commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation 1987-1992; New England regional director, United States Small Business Administration 1992; served as deputy state treasurer of Massachusetts, 1993; won an eight-way Republican primary to become the first woman nominated for governor of Maine in 1994, but lost general election; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; chair, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Eighth Congress), Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Ninth Congress), Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Fourteenth through One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses), Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 869 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
15.2% — Voted against their own party majority 130 of 858 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
261 — Attracted 261 cosponsors across 29 bills.
Avg 323 · Most: 967 · Least: 4
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
187 — Attracted 187 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 80 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
306 — 306 bills cosponsored.
Avg 329 · Most: 727 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
164 — 164 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Nets Vary Their Approaches But Push Midterm DOOM Just the Same
Newsbusters · Oct 8, 2026
Barack Obama endorses Troy Jackson
Bangor Daily News · Oct 8, 2026
Fact-checking 6 claims that dominated the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate
Bangor Daily News · Oct 8, 2026
Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs
Reason Magazine · Oct 8, 2026
If Susan Collins wins, Donald Trump wins | Steve Collins
Lewiston Sun Journal · Oct 8, 2026
