Susan M. Collins
Bio | Susan Collins is serving as the U.S. Senator for Main and having been serving in the Senate since 1997. She graduated from St. Lawrence University. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Maine |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Maine |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Maine 1 | Maine 1 | Yes | Running | 43.0% |
Campaign Financing | Collins's main contributors are Votesane PAC, Blackstone Group, National Republican Senatorial Cmte, General Dynamics, and Sullivan & Cromwell. |
Voting Rights | Collins has not publicly made any statement regarding voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Collins supports the idea of affordable health care that is controlled by the government. Collins strongly supports obama care and has voted on legislation to pass it. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Collins has not specifically spoken about socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Collins is supportive of affordable health care that is managed by the government. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Collins has voted to pass legislation that protects LGBT rights. Collins has supported legislation that extends LGBT rights, same-sex marriage, etc. |
| Taxes | Against | Collins is supportive of reducing taxes. Collins has voted increasing taxes for those with very high incomes and reducing taxes for the middle class. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Collins has not made a statement regarding flat tax rate. Collins has voted increasing taxes for those with very high incomes and reducing taxes for the middle class. |
| Abortion | Against | Collins is supportive of anti-abortion legislation and has publicly supported President Trump's view anti-abortion. Collins has voted for anti-abortion legislation and is supportive of politicians who hold the same view. |
| Gun Control | Against | Collins is supportive of reducing gun restrictions. Collins has voted for prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers, voted against the requirement of background checks at gun shows, and to maintain the current law that guns can be sold without trigger locks. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Collins has voted for prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers, voted against the requirement of background checks at gun shows, and to maintain the current law that guns can be sold without trigger locks. |
| Government Interference | For | Collins is supportive of governmental interference in terms of supporting the government's decision to be involved with welfare and taxes. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Collins has voted for the funding of planned parenthood. |
| Welfare | Against | Collins has voted against passing legislation in support of welfare. Collins is supportive of blocking grants for state and local flexibility in welfare. |
| Welfare | For | Collins is for bills that enhance stem cell research because of the potential of discoveries that could be made through it. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Collins has not made a statement regarding this issue. Collins has not made a statement regarding this issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Collins was a cosponsor of the First Step Act, which reduced mandatory minimum requirements for several offenses. |
| Military Spending | For | Collins has frequently supported measures to increase the US defense budget. In 2018, she spoke in favor of a defense spending bill that would apportion $20 billion extra to the military budget. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Collins voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq in 2002 and has since opposed several pieces of legislation that would begin the process of withdrawing US troops from the Middle East. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Collins has indicated support for international interaction on several occasions. Collins voted in favor of a bill that would expand NATO to include several Eastern European nations and has voted in favor of allocating funds to the IMF. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Collins has spoken neither in favor nor against the United Nations as an institution. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Collins has not made any specific statements regarding the rise of nationalism in the United States. |
| Free Markets | For | Collins has generally voted in favor of free trade agreements and has not indicated any tendency to support government intervention in the economy. Collins' voting record includes votes to expand free trade to Singapore, Chile, Peru, and Ukraine. She has a 67% rating from CATO, indicating general support for free trade. |
| Brexit | For | Collins was one of 45 US Senators to sign a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressing support for the United Kingdom during its transition out of the European Union. |
| Affirmative Action | Nuance | Collins received a 57% rating from the NAACP, indicating a mixed record on the issue of affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Nuance | Collins has voted both for and against bills that would reduce overall federal spending. |
| Charter Schools | For | Has voted for bills allowing for more flexible federal education guidelines, which would enable the establishment of more charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Collins has not made any specific statements on this issue. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Collins has generally voted in favor of pro-clean energy legislation. Collins received a 64% rating from the League of Conservation Voters in 2019, indicating a typically pro-environment voting record. Collins was also a co-sponsor of the International Climate Accountability Act, which affirmed the Paris Climate Agreement. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Collins has a history of speaking out against perceived violations of religious freedom, indicating a commitment to protecting the principle. Collins was critical of the Trump Administration's refugee cuts and 'Muslim ban' on religious freedom grounds. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Collins has not violated the principle of separations of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Collins has not indicated a clear position on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Collins is supportive of passing legislation that increases border control. Collins has voted for building a fence along the Mexican border. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Collins has no made statement regarding passenger profiling. |
| DACA | For | Collins has publicly shared her support and empathy for DACA students, but has not specifically voted on any legislation that will benefit DACA recipients. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Collins has voted for continuing federal funds for sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Collins voted in favor for the medical use of marijuana, but opposed to legalizing it for recreational use. |