Jan 30, 2025 · Senator Collins’ Statement on Confirmation of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security

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.

3 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 was ...

1 day ago · Washington, D.C – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined 26 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act.This bipartisan legislation, which Senator Collins coauthored with former Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and which was co ...

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.

Nov 14, 2024 · Senator Susan Collins' plans for reelection could complicate Democrats ' path to winning back control of the Senate in the 2026 midterms. On Thursday, the Maine Republican told the Washington...

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.

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.

Nov 9, 2024 · Collins was one of seven Republican senators to vote to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and she refused to endorse his reelection bid, saying she planned to cast a write-in...

Nov 23, 2024 · U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is poised to take over one of the most powerful committees in Congress following a decision by outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.