Susan M. Collins
Republican · ME · U.S. Senate
Bio
Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serving member of Congress and the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate. Collins has chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee since 2025.
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Issue profile
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Latest news
DOUG SCHOEN: Far-left gamble in Maine blows up, leaving Democrats with one choiceDemocrats face a crisis in Maine after the collapse of the Platner candidacy and must launch a robust primary to challenge Susan Collins in November.
Fox News · Today
Platner Exit Leaves Maine With No Clear Democrat FrontrunnerGraham Platner’s political demise has set off an unprecedented scramble to find a replacement to take on Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins, with at least six Democrats entering the wide-open field and less than four months until the November midterms.
Financial Post · Today
The Maine Democrats Scrambling to Replace PlatnerSupporters in Maine are literally taping over old campaign signs as Democrats race to figure out who will take on Sen. Susan Collins now that Graham Platner is out. With Platner exiting after a sexual assault allegation he denies, the party has less than thre…
Newser · Today
Susan Collins' re-election strategy collapses: reportMaine Republican Senator Susan Collins' carefully constructed re-election strategy collapsed following Democrat Graham Platner's abrupt exit from the Senate race due to multiple credible allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, according to a new report.…
Raw Story · Today
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