Susan Collins

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1952-12-07

• Award

  Maine Women's Hall of Fame

• Education

  St. Lawrence University (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

• Full Name

  Susan Margaret Collins

• Occupation

  Politician

• Citizenship

  United States

• Current Role

  Senior United States Senator from Maine

• Place of Birth

  Caribou, Maine, United States

• Family Business

  Fifth-generation lumber business (founded 1844)

• Longest-serving

  Longest-serving Republican woman senator

• Political Party

  Republican Party

• Political Stance

  Moderate Republican

• Role (as of 2025)

  Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee

• Key Characteristic

  Bipartisan legislator

Timeline

• Born in Caribou, Maine. (Source: Summary)

  1952-12-07

• Graduated from St. Lawrence University and began her career as a staff assistant for Senator William Cohen. (Source: Summary)

  1975

• Became staff director of the Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1981

• Appointed commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation by Governor John R. McKernan Jr. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1987

• Appointed director of the Small Business Administration's regional office in Boston by President George H. W. Bush. (Source: Summary)

  1992

• Became a deputy state treasurer in the office of the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. (Source: Summary)

  1993

• Unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for governor of Maine, finishing third. (Source: Summary)

  1994

• Became the founding director of the Center for Family Business at Husson University. (Source: Summary)

  1994

• First elected to the United States Senate from Maine. (Source: Summary)

  1996

• Began serving as the senior United States Senator from Maine. (Source: Summary)

  1997

• Voted to acquit President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial. (Source: Summary)

  1999

• Reelected to the Senate. (Source: DBpedia)

  2002

• Began serving as chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (until 2007). (Source: Summary)

  2003

• Reelected to the Senate. (Source: DBpedia)

  2008

• Reelected to the Senate. (Source: DBpedia)

  2014

• Began serving as chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging (until 2021). (Source: Summary)

  2015

• Voted against a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act. (Source: Summary)

  2017

• Reelected to the Senate. (Source: DBpedia)

  2020

• Was the sole Republican to vote against confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. (Source: Summary)

  2020-10-26

• Became the longest-serving Republican woman senator in history. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021

• Voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. (Source: Summary)

  2021-02-13

• Supported and worked on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. (Source: Summary)

  2021

• Faced scrutiny for her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, who later joined the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade. (Source: Summary)

  2022-06-24

• Will serve as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. (Source: Summary)

  2025

Susan Collins

Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine, a seat she has held since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine's longest-serving member of Congress and the longest-serving Republican woman senator. Since 2025, Collins has served as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Born in Caribou, Maine, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Beginning her career as a staff assistant for Senator William Cohen in 1975, she became staff director of the Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs in 1981. Governor John R. McKernan Jr. then appointed her commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation in 1987. In 1992 President George H. W. Bush appointed her director of the Small Business Administration's regional office in Boston. Collins became a deputy state treasurer in the office of the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1993. 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. After her bid, she became the founding director of the Center for Family Business at Husson University in Bangor, Maine. Collins was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and has been reelected every six years since. She chaired the Senate Special Committee on Aging from 2015 to 2021 and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs from 2003 to 2007. Collins is a senior Republican woman senator, the dean of Maine's congressional delegation, and the only New England Republican in the 116th, 117th, 118th, and 119th Congresses. Along with Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, Collins is one of only two Republicans to represent a Northeastern state in the Senate. Collins is the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate, and since 2019, the only Republican official holding statewide office in Maine. Generally regarded as a moderate Republican, Collins is often a pivotal vote in the Senate. She was one of three Republicans to vote against a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act. She was the sole Republican to vote against confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and one of three to vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson. As a pro-choice Republican, she drew scrutiny for her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, who joined the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. In 2021, Collins became the longest-serving Republican woman senator in history, surpassing Margaret Chase Smith, who held the same Senate seat. Collins opposed the Women's Health Protection Act. In procedural issues, she has maintained her support for the 60-vote Senate threshold, arguing for bipartisan compromise and preserving the filibuster. Collins was a pivotal Republican vote for the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, though she later expressed concern about some of its provisions. During the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, Collins was one of the few Republican senators who voted to acquit him on both charges. During the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Collins joined most other Senate Republicans in voting to acquit on both charges. In his second impeachment trial, she was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection.

Web Search Results

• Office of the President - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

  Susan M. Collins is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, one of 12 regional reserve banks in the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. central bank. In this role, Collins participates on the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking body of the United States. Since taking office in July 2022, Collins has overseen all of the Bank’s activities, including economic research and analysis; banking supervision and financial stability efforts; community economic [...] Boston Fed President Susan M. Collins travelled along the Maine coast, meeting with residents from Perry, Calais, and Portland. She heard about economic concerns related to child care access, health care, and inflation, and she spoke with Passamaquoddy tribal leaders about expanding jobs and educational opportunities. Collins also visited Bar Harbor to learn about rural health care innovations. In Portland, she visited a Northeastern University tech hub supporting local entrepreneurs. [...] Boston Fed President and CEO Susan M. Collins met with the executive director of an agency that helps underprivileged students, Gov. Janet Mills, and the CEO of L.L. Bean during a trip to Maine that aimed to give Collins a comprehensive view of the state’s diverse economy. Read more Hartford, Conn. Waterbury, Conn. September 30, 2022

• Susan Collins | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

  Susan M. Collins is the CEO and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She is on extended leave from the University of Michigan, where she is the Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, professor of economics, and former dean of the Ford School (2007-17), as well as former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs (2020-22). Before coming to Michigan, she was on the economics faculty at Georgetown University and Harvard University, and a senior fellow [...] at the Brookings Institution (where she retains a nonresident affiliation). She is an international economist whose research interests center on understanding and fostering economic growth in industrial, emerging market, and developing countries. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She served a term as president of the [...] The American Economic Association named Susan M. Collins, former Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School and current Boston Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO, as one of four Distinguished Fellows for 2025. The award recognizes the lifeti... News ## Stevenson's outlook on the economy: tariffs, wages, Fed cuts, the labor market, and more Jan 31, 2025

• Susan Collins | Alliance to Save Energy

  Susan Margaret Collins was born in the small northern Maine city of Caribou on December 7, 1952. Her family runs a fifth-generation lumber business, founded by her ancestors in 1844, and operated today by two of her brothers. Each of Senator Collins’ parents has served as Mayor of Caribou, and her father served Maine as a State Senator. In 1975, she graduated with magna cum laude honors from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where she was also elected to the Phi Beta Kappa national [...] Maine voters first elected Susan M. Collins to represent them in the United States Senate in 1996. She was reelected in 2002 and 2008. She has earned a national reputation as a thoughtful, effective legislator, who works across party lines to seek consensus on our nation’s most important issues. Senator Collins is the 15th woman in history to be elected to the Senate in her own right. [...] Senator Collins is Ranking Member and former Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and is the Senate’s chief oversight committee. She also serves on the Appropriations Committee, Armed Services Committee, and is a member of the Special Committee on Aging. Previously, she served for six years on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senator Collins was also the first freshman

• [PDF] Official Biography - Senator Susan Collins

  Official Biography Senator Susan M. Collins When people in Washington want to solve a problem, they turn to the senior United States Senator from Maine, Susan Collins. First elected in 1996, Senator Collins has earned a national reputation as an effective legislator who works across party lines to seek consensus on our nation’s most important issues. In 2015, Senator Collins was ranked the most bipartisan member of the U.S. Senate by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University. Senator Collins [...] ranks nineteenth in Senate seniority and is the most senior Republican woman. She chairs the Senate Select Committee on Aging and the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and also serves on the Intelligence Committee as well as the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Known for her Maine work ethic, Senator Collins has never missed a vote in her nineteen years in office – more than 6,000 votes in a row. Senator Collins is recognized as [...] skillful legislator, which is one reason why Elle magazine named her one of the most powerful women in Washington. Her record demonstrates significant legislative accomplishments in such critical areas as homeland security, national defense, disaster response, education, business development, health care, and issues of particular interest to our nation’s seniors. Along with Senator Joe Lieberman, Collins authored a major overhaul of our nation’s intelligence community after the September 11th

• Sen. Susan Collins - R Maine, In Office - Biography - LegiStorm

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• Award

  Maine Women's Hall of Fame

• Image

  

• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  St. Lawrence University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  politician

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  12/7/1952

• Place Of Birth

  Caribou

Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Congress. Born in Caribou, Maine, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Beginning her career as a staff assistant for Senator William Cohen in 1975, she became staff director of the Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs (which later became the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) in 1981. Governor John R. McKernan Jr. then appointed her commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation in 1987. In 1992 President George H. W. Bush appointed her director of the Small Business Administration's regional office in Boston. Collins became a deputy state treasurer in the office of the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1993. 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. After her bid for governor in 1994, she became the founding director of the Center for Family Business at Husson University in Bangor, Maine. Collins was first elected to the Senate in 1996. She was reelected in 2002, in 2008, in 2014, and in 2020. She chaired the Senate Special Committee on Aging from 2015 to 2021 and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs from 2003 to 2007. Collins is a senior Republican woman in the Senate, the dean of Maine's congressional delegation, and the only New England Republican in the 116th and 117th Congresses. She has been called a moderate Republican and is often a pivotal vote in the Senate. To date, Collins is the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate. Collins, who has described herself as a pro-choice Republican, attracted controversy for her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. She attributed her vote to her belief that Kavanaugh would not support overturning Roe v. Wade; in June 2022, Kavanaugh joined the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe. During the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, Collins was one of 10 Republican senators to vote to acquit him on the first charge and one of five to vote to acquit on the second, and during the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Collins joined all Senate Republicans but one in voting to acquit him of all charges. On February 13, 2021, she was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial. She was the only Republican senator to vote against confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Upon the swearing-in of the 118th Congress, Collins will be the only Republican to represent a Northeastern state in the Senate. Furthermore, since the commencement of the 116th Congress, Collins has been the only Republican from New England in either house of Congress.