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Susan Collins

Personal data
Date of birthDecember 7, 1952(age 63)
Place of birthCaribou, Maine
Political partyRepublican
Spousenone
ResidenceBangor, Maine
Alma materSt. Lawrence University (B.A.)
OccupationPublic Official
ReligionRoman Catholic
Assumed officeJanuary 3, 1997
Serving with Olympia Snowe
Preceded byWilliam Cohen
Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
In officeJanuary 3, 2003 - January 3, 2007
Succeeded byJoe Lieberman
Preceded byJoe Lieberman

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Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1996, she is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Collins and her fellow Senator from Maine, Olympia Snowe, are regarded as leading moderates within the Republican Party.


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