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About
Susan M. Collins is a Republican senator from Maine who is the longest-serving Republican woman in the history of the United States Senate.
Background
Born in Caribou, Maine, Susan Collins graduated from St. Lawrence University in New York. She began her career as a staff assistant for Senator William Cohen and later served as a commissioner for the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and as a regional director for the Small Business Administration. Before her election to the Senate, she also served as the deputy state treasurer of Massachusetts and as the founding director of the Center for Family Business at Husson University.
Political career
Susan Collins began her career as a staffer for Senator William Cohen and later served as the commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and as a regional director for the Small Business Administration. After serving as a deputy state treasurer in Massachusetts and running for governor of Maine in 1994, she was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. She was sworn into office in 1997 and has been reelected to her seat every six years since.
Current focus
Collins, Susan M. represents the state of ME in the U.S. Senate. Collins, Susan M. currently serves on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Department of Defense. They have sponsored 270 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4641; S. 4292; S. 4291.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- Financial Services and General Government
- Legislative Branch
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsChair
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
118th Congress
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- Financial Services and General Government
- Legislative Branch
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsChair
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Legislative Activity
270
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes