Susan Collins
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 | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Bob Casey Jr. |
| 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 |
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician who is the senior U.S. Senator from Maine since 1997.[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.
On February 13, 2021, Collins was one of seven Republican senators to vote Donald Trump guilty of starting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol attack in his second impeachment trial.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "COLLINS, Susan Margaret, (1952 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ↑ "How Maine's GOP Senators Are Key to Obama's Agenda". TIME. 2009-02-12. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ↑ "7 Republicans found Trump 'guilty' of inciting Capitol riot. They explain their vote". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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