Susan Collins
American politician
Susan Margaret Collins is a Senator of the United States from Maine.[1] She is a moderate[2] in the Republican Party. Collins was elected to the Senate in 1996. The Senator was born December 7, 1952.
Susan Collins | |
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United States Senator from Maine | |
Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Angus King | |
Preceded by | Bill Cohen |
Chair of the Senate Aging Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Bill Nelson |
Chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Joe Lieberman |
Succeeded by | Joe Lieberman |
Personal details | |
Born | Susan Margaret Collins December 7, 1952 Caribou, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Thomas Daffron (2012–present) |
Education | St. Lawrence University (BA) |
Website | Senate website |
On February 13, 2021 Collins voted that no longer Republican President Donald Trump was guilty of starting the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. She and six other Republican senators also voted that Trump was guilty. This was after the House of Representatives Second impeachment of Donald Trump.[3]