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Susan Collins is the junior Republican senator from Maine. She won her 2008 re-election campaign against Democrat Tom Allen.
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Fast Facts
- Born: December 7, 1952 in Caribou, Maine
- Assumed office: January 7, 1997
- Party: Republican
- Alma mater: St. Lawrence University
- Previous position held: Regional director, National Small Business Association
- Only Republican to limit tax cut to help hospitals
- Both parents were mayors of Caribou
- Won re-election in 2008
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Political Career
Collins attempted an unsuccessful run for governor of Maine in 1994; two years later, she won a seat in the Senate. She is a ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and also belongs to the committees on Armed Forces and Aging. In January 2009 so was appointed to the Appropriations Committee.MaineToday: Maine's Sen. Collins Lands Seat on Appropriations Panel (January 21, 2009) -
Positions
Collins is a moderate Republican. She has voted against banning same-sex marriage and restricting travel to Cuba. She was co-author of the Collins-Lieberman Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. -
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@angryredplanet you, me, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Lindsey Graham.
@libertyrant | November 08, 2009 03:15 PM -
@mitchpberg who'll be the traitor? Olympia "Trigger" Snowe? Susan Collins the Porkulus Queen? Lindsay "Wise Latina" Graham? #tcot #tlot
@libertyrant | November 08, 2009 03:01 PM -
i straight up teabagged maine senator susan collins and then dunked on her ho ass. what it is y'all. #hcr #teabags
@i_farted | November 08, 2009 06:54 AM -
Our only hope now is the Senate and Olympia Snowe And Susan Collins of Maine ... *gulp* #tcot #GOP #teaparty #HCR
@SamValley | November 08, 2009 03:21 AM -
RT pat_ess: Susan Collins hopes for bipartisan h/c bill. http://j.mp/1CQssB #tbrs #tcot #sgp #deathcare
@redwingnutCA | November 08, 2009 03:18 AM
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View All Susan Collins Questions (318) | Ask a QuestionIs Danyl Johnson the next Susan Boyle? (5 Answers)There's nothing we can say about Danyl Johnson that wasn't summed up perfectly by the most critically honest judge on reality TV: “That was single-handedly the best first audition I ... read moreShould Susan Atkins be given a passionate release? (4 Answers)I'm left of center politically but I'm against passionate release in this case. For those of you have read Bugliosi's Helter Skelter, the main book about the Charles Manson cult ... read moreI have your Minced Onion page under review-- do you want it used for this next rush week, or would you rather pick a new topic? Let me know (1 Answer)I think that is my page for next week :) Thank you for asking. read more
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U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
- MaineToday: Maine's Sen. Collins Lands Seat on Appropriations Panel (January 21, 2009)
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U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security
- Committee Site: Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member
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U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Committee Site: Susan Collins, Republican Member
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Susan Collins Timeline
- 1952, December 7: Born
- 1975-1987: Worked for future Secretary of Defense William Cohen
- 1994: Republican candidate for the gubernatorial election
- 1997: Assumed U.S. Senate office
- 2002: Voted in favor of Iraq War Resolution and re-elected to the U.S. Senate
- 2003: Voted against Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
- 2007: Announced plans to run for re-election to the Senate in 2008
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