Susan M. Collins

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Susan M. Collins

U.S. Senator · Maine · R

U.S. Senator — ME (R)

Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) 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. Born in Caribou, Maine, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 1996–2026 cycles

$64,809,980 raised

Influence graph
Individual 71%
PAC 17%
Other

Where the $64,809,980 raised came from · FEC · 1996–2026 cycle

$64,809,980
Raised
FEC receipts · 1996–2026 cycle
$10,772,873
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 1996–2026 cycles
$70,401,444
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 165 sources
$25,000,000
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$464,732
  • Real estate$151,904
  • Retired$129,119
  • Securities & investment$53,791
  • Lawyers & law firms$53,026
  • Not employed / self$22,510
  • Tech$14,100
  • TV, movies & music$9,250

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • LOCKHEED MARTIN$54,000
  • SOUTHWEST AIRLINES$31,205
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS$22,361
  • SELF$18,900
  • LEGEND SENIOR LIVING$13,200
  • SENIOR STAR$13,200
  • CHARTER COMMUNCATIONS$7,800
  • RSF PARTNERS$6,600
  • GOOGLE$6,600
  • TUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATION$6,600

Committee assignments · 10

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • Senate Committee on AppropriationsChairman
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 29

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 4641Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025· Health
  • S.Res. 744A resolution expressing support for designation of the month of May 2026 as "Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month".· Health
  • S.Res. 724A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.· Education
  • S. 4291Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026· Taxation
  • S. 4292Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 2026· Taxation

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 170 total

People2
Organizations8
PACs / committees160

Connections · explore all 170

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Spent against them · $25,000,000

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

  • —
    Senate Majority PAC-funded super PAC that booked ~$25M in anti-Collins Maine ads; later removed $6.2M+ in reservations before the Platner allegation went public (spending against them) WinSenate
    source · news
    $25,000,000
  • —
    Main Senate Democratic super PAC funding the WinSenate vehicle's anti-Collins ad campaign; reservations later reduced amid the Platner controversy (spending against them) Senate Majority PAC
    source · news

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