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Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

RRepublicanME · Senator
72
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance100
Avg: 98
Independence75
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone35
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency34
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

RepublicanME · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (0.124)
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Susan M. Collins is a Republican Senator from ME. She has served 29 years in Congress across 5 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as moderate, voting with her party 25% of the time.

29
Years in Office
5
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

25%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
243 votes against party
0%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
25
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Susan Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-21.1% vs avg
25%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-2.3% vs avg
0%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored-4.7 vs avg
25
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Committee on AppropriationsChairSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSenate Select Committee on Intelligence

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-20

$9,672,914
Cash on Handⓘ
$12,165,046
Total Receiptsⓘ
$5,068,440
Disbursementsⓘ
$7,330,108
Individual Donors
$985,550
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1997–PresentSenate · ME · RepublicanCurrent

State Demographics

ME · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

1,377,400
Population
$73,081
Median Income
44.5
Median Age
35.3%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 91.3%Black 1.7%Hispanic 2.1%Asian 1.1%