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Susan M. Collins

Senator, Maine

B

Susan M. Collins Gets a B

Score: 85 out of 100, the weighted average of 6 principles. On 75 of 85 votes and bills, Collins was on the liberty side.

Collins was on the ballot on November 3, 2026, against Troy Jackson (D).

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  • D-
    Tyranny8 of 13 with liberty
  • A
    Free nations24 of 24 with liberty
  • –
    Free speech1 of 1, too few to count
  • B-
    Free markets11 of 13 with liberty
  • A-
    Equal rights6 of 7 with liberty
  • –
    ConscienceNo record yet
  • A
    Defense9 of 9 with liberty
  • A-
    Borders16 of 18 with liberty

Who pays for Collins’s campaign

$22,465,218 raised since January 2025.

  • 68%from people$15,299,979
  • 25%transfers and other income$5,509,785
  • 7%from PACs and other committees$1,593,454

The committee money, by who is behind it

  • Company PACs$1,091,363
  • Leadership and cause PACs$732,400
  • Trade groups$536,000
  • Member groups$185,216
  • Unions$39,500

Added up from what the committees themselves reported giving. They report later than the campaign does, so this can come to more than the committee line above.

Committees that gave the most

  1. NRSC$62,000
  2. Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (RJC-PAC)$14,372
  3. National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC)$12,000
  4. 1890 PAC$10,000
  5. AKIN GUMP Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$10,000

100 more committees gave $10,000 as well. A PAC may give a candidate $5,000 for each election, so many give the same.

From the campaign’s own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through October 14, 2026. People who gave are counted, never named. The full filing at FEC.gov. Discuss this money

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