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Sen. Collins won’t say how she voted in presidential primary

by Eric Russell March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

The Republican senator, who did not support President Trump in 2016, has cast an absentee ballot but not said whether she voted for Trump this year.

Nation & World, Politics

Bipartisan group of 70 former senators urges current class to fix broken Senate

by PAUL KANE The Washington Post February 25, 2020February 26, 2020

Among those signing the open letter are 2 former senators from Maine, William Cohen and Olympia Snowe.

Local & State, Politics

Senate candidate leaves Green party to lower barrier to Maine ballot

by Associated Press February 25, 2020September 14, 2020

Lisa Savage, who is running for U.S. Senate, says that running as an independent will free her from having to gather signatures from 2,000 Greens by March 15 to qualify for the June 9 primary.

Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Colby College poll shows Collins, Gideon tied in hypothetical match-up

by Eric Russell February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

The survey, conducted Feb. 10-13, is the first public poll of the 2020 U.S. Senate race.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: ERA ratification likely dead on arrival in the Senate

by The Baltimore Sun February 15, 2020February 14, 2020

Discrimination persists, despite the Fifth and 14th amendments. But many Republicans in Congress don’t seem to care.

Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Liberals afflicted by Collins Derangement Syndrome

by Jim Fossel February 9, 2020February 13, 2020

It’s a fever that strikes whenever an independent-minded senator doesn’t vote their way.

Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Gideon campaign first to turn in voter signatures in Maine’s 2020 U.S. Senate race

by Scott Thistle February 5, 2020September 14, 2020

Democrat and Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon is the 1st of 4 would-be challengers to incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to turn in her petition for the June primary ballot.