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Susan M. Collins
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Republican
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U.S. Senator
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Of MAINE
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Biographical
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BIO INFORMATION
Senate Years of Service: 1997- Party: Republican
COLLINS, Susan Margaret, a Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine,
December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 1975;
worked for United States Senator William S. Cohen 1975-1987, serving as staff
director of the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Oversight of
Government Management 1981-1987; commissioner of the Maine Department of
Professional and Financial Regulation 1987-1992; New England regional director,
United States Small Business Administration 1992; served as deputy state
treasurer of Massachusetts, 1993; won an eight-way Republican primary to become
the first woman nominated for governor of Maine in 1994, but lost general
election; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996;
reelected in 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015;
chair, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Eighth Congress),
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Ninth
Congress).
BibliographySusan Margaret Collins, in
Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Prepared under the direction of
the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History &
Preservation, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office, 2006.
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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Congress carrier
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U.S. Senator
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1997
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2014
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Maine
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Committees
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Department of Defense
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Energy and Water Development
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Personnel
Readiness and Management Support
SeaPower
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Ranking Member)
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs Ex Officio
Investigations
Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Ex Officio
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Ex Officio
Senate Special Committee on Aging
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