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U.S. Senator · Maine
Susan M. Collins
RepublicanState D+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score92#1 of 100 senators across tracked bills
Contact Susan M. Collins’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Signals to watch
What in this member’s state, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 6 signals
- StrongBacks 12 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 12 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: S. 237, S. 272, S. 315, S. 567, S. 727 and 7 more.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: S. 237 Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- Sponsored or cosponsored: S. 272 Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: S. 315 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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- Sponsored or cosponsored: S. 567 First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: S. 727 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2027
- Senate class
- Class 2
- Seniority
- Senior senator
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 29.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- Senate Committee on AppropriationsChairmanMajority · 1st in seniority
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Department of Defense
- Subcommittee on Legislative BranchEx Officio
- Subcommittee on Department of Homeland SecurityEx Officio
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Collins← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.124 is 0.43 to the left of the Senate Republican median (+0.558).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the Senate Republican average- 119th Congress31Senate Republican average: 88 (n=53)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 251–300 of 845 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 2034Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yet | No recorded vote | 92 | Swing |
| H.R. 2035American Cargo for American Ships ActSummary on Congress.gov |