Senator Susan Collins

About Senator Susan Collins

First elected in 1996, Senator Collins is serving her fourth term in the United States Senate and has earned a national reputation as a consensus-builder on the nation’s most important issues. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins is a leading voice for improving the lives of women and strengthening the health of families around world. In particular, she has secured increased funding for global nutrition programs, including those that target women and children during the critical 1,000 day window from pregnancy to age 2. Senator Collins has also introduced bipartisan legislation, including the International Violence Against Women Act and the Reach Every Mother and Child Act, to bolster the U.S. response to gender-based violence and maternal and child health and help ensure that women and young children are able to reach their full potential, no matter where they are born. As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Senator Collins and former Senator Joseph Lieberman authored a major overhaul of our nation’s intelligence community after the September 11th attacks. She has also led numerous bipartisan investigations that have resulted in concrete governmental reforms.