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Susan M. Collins

RepublicanIn office

Maine · Senate 1997–present

19975 Senate terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care 385 votes · 70.6/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration 146 votes · 42.7/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns 29 votes · 62.9/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception 52 votes · 49.8/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy 101 votes · 37.5/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes 403 votes · 71.2/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages 107 votes · 64.1/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers 443 votes · 81.8/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights 37 votes · 32.7/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy 9 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections 5 votes · 25/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice 105 votes · 61.6/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation 162 votes · 56/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade 87 votes · 33.4/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education 144 votes · 39.3/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget 1,612 votes · 82.1/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.

80 committees, $298,400 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.

CommitteeCycleAmount
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC2024$10,000
NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC)2024$10,000
COMMON VALUES PAC2024$10,000
R SENATE PAC2024$10,000
FUND FOR A CONSERVATIVE FUTURE2024$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$10,000
TRUE NORTH PAC2024$10,000
THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PAC2024$10,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)2024$10,000
DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)2024$10,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. FREEDOM FUND2024$8,000
LHC GROUP, INC. PAC2024$5,000
ARPAC2024$5,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$5,000
INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION PAC2024$5,000
FLUOR CORPORATION PAC2024$5,000
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC2024$5,000
ONEOK EMPLOYEES PAC2024$5,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)2024$5,000
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC2024$5,000
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC - LANKPAC2024$5,000
BALL CORPORATION PAC2024$5,000
FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC2024$5,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$5,000
CMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLE2024$5,000

Industry rollups are not shown

This would be powered by OpenSecrets, which this project does not use. It moved behind a paid subscription, and no free source codes contributors by industry. Rather than guess an industry from a committee name, the filings are shown exactly as the FEC records them. It would otherwise show these committees grouped into industries and sectors.

Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on AppropriationsChairman
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Homeland SecurityEx Officio
  • Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesEx Officio
  • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesEx Officio
  • Energy and Water DevelopmentEx Officio
  • Financial Services and General Government
  • Legislative BranchEx Officio
  • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Primary Health and Retirement Security
  • State, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsEx Officio
  • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
1997–2003SenateMERepublican105–108
2003–2009SenateMERepublican108–111
2009–2015SenateMERepublican111–114
2015–2021SenateMERepublican114–117
2021–presentSenateMERepublican117–120