Susan Collins
Moderate
Republican
Senator
Maine
Current Position: Senator from Maine
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the 2017 Republican tax plan; voted to pass it despite deficit concerns
Health Care
- Against partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act; voted against 'skinny repeal' but supported repealing the individual mandate
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; describes herself as pro-choice and supported Roe v. Wade but voted against the Women's Health Protection Act as going too far beyond Roe standards
- Against net neutrality repeal; supported using Congressional Review Act to nullify FCC's repeal and voted to restore Obama-era rules
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For convicting Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection; was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict in his second impeachment trial
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against the DREAM Act; voted against it in 2010 but later supported comprehensive immigration reform with pathway to citizenship in 2013
- Against Trump's Muslim travel ban; opposed executive order banning entry from seven Muslim-majority countries
- For ending U.S. support for Saudi-led intervention in Yemen; voted multiple times to end military support
Public Safety
- For expanded background checks for gun purchases; voted for the Manchin-Toomey bill and supported bipartisan gun control agreement in 2022
- Against high-capacity magazine ban; voted against banning magazines with more than ten rounds