Susan Collins
Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
- Party
- R
- State
- Maine
- Age
- 73
- Serving since
- 1997
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Coalition
Institutional conservative
Longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate; not MAGA-aligned, one of the few Northeastern Republicans in Congress.
Source: Wikipedia / Congressional biography
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Rhetoric
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2026-01-15 · Floor speech · collins.senate.gov
Remarks after passage of funding package
“The Senate has passed three more bills by a strong bipartisan vote.”
Credits the vote as bipartisan, no opposing-party blame, procedural tone.
2026-01-12 · Floor speech · collins.senate.gov
Remarks ahead of cloture vote
“A carefully negotiated, fiscally responsible, bipartisan and bicameral package.”
Emphasizes negotiation and joint ownership of the deal across chambers and parties.
2025-11-09 · Written statement · appropriations.senate.gov
Statement on deal to reopen government
“Reopen government immediately…and provide back pay to all federal workers.”
Frames the outcome around beneficiaries, not blame toward Democrats.
Campaign finance
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Largest identifiable source
AIPAC-bundled contributions
~$538,000 in one recent filing period (~20% of 2025 receipts) · Collins for Senator
Donor base tracks her committee assignments (Appropriations, HELP); this is a partial snapshot of reported top industries and the single largest identifiable source, not a full analysis.
Source: OpenSecrets.org, Bangor Daily News, Legis1 — 2025–2026 cycle
Legislative activity
Sponsored
1,205
Cosponsored
6,622
Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 7/23/2026
Staffers
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