Susan Collins
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United States Senator from Maine |
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Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Angus King |
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| Preceded by | Bill Cohen |
| Chair of the Senate Aging Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Nelson |
| Chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Lieberman |
| Succeeded by | Joe Lieberman |
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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 currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Collins has served in the Senate since 1997, and has served as the Chairwoman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging since 2015 and previously chaired the Senate Committee on Homeland Security from 2003 to 2007. She is considered one of the most moderate Republicans in office. She also is known for her long consecutive voting streak, which reached 6,000 votes in September 2015. She is the current dean of Maine's congressional delegation.
Born in Caribou, Maine, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University. Beginning her career as a staff assistant for Senator William Cohen in 1975, Collins later became the staff director of the Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security in 1981. She was then appointed as the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation by Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. in 1987. In 1992 she was appointed by President George H. W. Bush as the director of the Small Business Administration's regional office in Boston. Staying in Massachusetts, Collins became that state's Deputy State Treasurer in 1993.
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