3 days ago · Senators Collins, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Support Maine’s Maple Industry

After moving back to Maine in 1994, she became the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in the 1994 general election. She was the first female major-party nominee for the post, finishing third in a four-way race with 23% of the vote.

4 days ago · Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Monday that she will support Tulsi Gabbard to become director of national intelligence (DNI), giving her a key boost in her confirmation push. Collins w…

Jan 7, 2025 · Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins officially became Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Committee holds jurisdiction over all discretionary spending for the entire federal government. First elected in 1996, Susan Collins ranks seventh in Senate seniority and is the most senior Republican woman.

She is the seventh-most senior member of the Senate and the most senior Republican woman. Senator Collins has earned a national reputation as an effective legislator who works across party lines to solve problems and deliver results for the people of Maine and America.

Jan 25, 2025 · Susan Collins is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and began representing Maine in that body the following year. She ran for governor of Maine in 1994 but was defeated.

4 days ago · Collins is the senior senator from Maine and is a Republican. She has served since Jan 7, 1997. Collins is next up for reelection in 2026 and serves until Jan 3, 2027. She is 72 years old.

Nov 14, 2024 · Moderate Sen. Susan Collins confirmed Thursday that she intends to defend her seat and vie for a sixth term in what is widely expected to be a tough cycle for Senate Republicans.

Nov 9, 2024 · The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate means Maine’s senior senator is poised to become leader of the upper chamber’s powerful appropriations committee.

Jan 2, 2025 · PORTLAND, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is about to begin a momentous year. She will be the new chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, considered one of the most powerful positions in the whole Senate, because it holds the purse strings and decides on big portions of the budget.