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Susan Collins

US Senator

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🗺️ Maine home

RESOLUTE Citizen Score

0 / 100 F

Raw: -17 of 80 dynamic max · 40 of 50 answered · -35 foreign-influence adjustment

Last verified: 2026-06-02 · from claim evidence

✝ God First 10/ 60

🇺🇸 America First 8/ 40

National Rank

#8,728 of 8,776 · bottom 0.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer

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Score adjustments

Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.

For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.

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Base score 18/100 → Adjusted -17/100

AIPAC / pro-Israel-lobby contributions-35
$1,809,747 documented · bracket 1m_to_3m
TrackAIPAC career-total report shows $1,809,747 from AIPAC and pro-Israel-lobby PACs.
AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures targeting U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel. RESOLUTE Citizen treats documented AIPAC contributions as a failure on foreign_policy_restraint/q4 (the foreign-lobby question) AND applies a dollar-bracket adjustment to the total score.
Sources: www.trackaipac.com/states/maine · www.opensecrets.org/search?q=susan+collins&type=donors

Contact This Official

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📍 Local district offices (6)

Augusta, ME · 207-622-8414 · 68 Sewall St., Room 507 04330

Bangor, ME · 207-945-0417 · 202 Harlow St., Room 20100 04401

Biddeford, ME · 207-283-1101 · 160 Main St. 04005

Caribou, ME · 207-493-7873 · 25 Sweden St., Suite A 04736

Lewiston, ME · 207-784-6969 · 55 Lisbon St. 04240

Portland, ME · 207-618-5560 · One Canal Plaza, Suite 802 04101

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Next Election

November 3, 2026

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Official Profile

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education: St. Lawrence University (BA Government)

Birthplace: Caribou, Maine

Background: Former staffer for Senator William Cohen and executive director of the Center for Family Business at Husson University. First elected to Senate in 1996. Known as a centrist Republican.

NRA Rating: C

Heritage Action Score: 24%

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Senior Senator from Maine (1997-). Most moderate Republican senator. Heritage Action lifetime 24%. NRA C rating (was B in 2020, declined). Voted to confirm Kavanaugh but also voted to acquit Trump and for Respect for Marriage Act. Catholic but breaks from church teaching on many social issues. Pro-choice, supports same-sex marriage.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

0/10

Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception

FALSE (0)

1 claim

The most pro-choice Republican in the Senate; consistently opposes federal abortion restrictions lacking health exceptions, supports Planned Parenthood funding, and has never held a life-at-conception or personhood position — voting against bills that restrict abortion access.
- BallotpediaCenter
- GovTrack.usReference
Verified 2026-06-02Dispute this claim

Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing

Not yet verified

Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding

Not yet verified

Biblical Marriage

2/10

Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law

FALSE (0)

1 claim

Co-authored and co-led the Respect for Marriage Act (2022) with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, codifying federal recognition of same-sex marriage into U.S. law; attended the White House signing ceremony as a lead sponsor.
- U.S. SenateOfficial
- BallotpediaCenter
Verified 2026-06-02Dispute this claim

Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships

FALSE (0)

Family & Child Sovereignty

2/10

Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance

Not yet verified

Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors

Not yet verified

Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples

FALSE (0)

Christian Liberty

2/10

Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections

Not yet verified

Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions

Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

0/10

Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender

Not yet verified

Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment

Not yet verified

Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures

Not yet verified

Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels

FALSE (0)

Election Integrity

4/10

Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference

TRUE (+2)

Border & Immigration

2/10

Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland

FALSE (0)

Self-Defense & 2A

2/10 ✉️ Petition your reps

Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements

FALSE (0)^[1,2]

Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries

FALSE (0)^[1,2]

1 claim

Helped negotiate and co-led the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022), which expands background checks for under-21 gun buyers, funds state red-flag laws, and tightens straw-purchase rules — directly advancing gun restrictions the rubric opposes.
- U.S. SenateOfficial
- GovTrack.usReference
Verified 2026-06-02Dispute this claim

Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations

TRUE (+2)^[1,2]

Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense

FALSE (0)^[1,2]

Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation

FALSE (0)^[1,2]

Foreign Policy Restraint

4/10

Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action

TRUE (+2)

Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs

TRUE (+2)

Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians

FALSE (0)

Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance

FALSE (0)

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10

Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms

Not yet verified

Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments

FALSE (0)

Sources & Evidence

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Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial

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References & footnotes

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[1]
Ballotpedia Center
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[2]
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