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The Daffron/Collins portfolio includes shares in major defense contractors (including General Dynamics, parent of Bath Iron Works in Maine) and healthcare companies (UnitedHealth Group, Pfizer), while Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee with jurisdiction over defense and healthcare spending. A Schumer‑linked PAC spent $700,000 on ads attacking Collins for opposing a stock‑trading ban while her household held these stocks.
Date: 2025-09-09
Added: 04 May 2026
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Collins does not support the bipartisan Hawley bill (S.1498) that would ban members of Congress, presidents, and vice presidents from trading individual stocks, instead arguing that existing insider‑trading prohibitions and disclosure requirements 'provide appropriate safeguards and should be enforced.' Polling shows 95 % of Mainers support such a ban.
Date: 2025-08-01
Added: 04 May 2026
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Collins was caught violating the STOCK Act — which she co‑authored in 2012 — when she failed to timely disclose her husband's purchase of a Pfizer corporate bond worth $15,001‑$50,000 on February 3, 2026. The disclosure was submitted five days past the 45‑day deadline. The standard fine for such violations is $200, and the Ethics Committee generally waives fines for disclosures less than 30 days late.
Date: 2026-03-26
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins has never personally bought, sold, or owned any shares of stock during her entire Senate tenure (1997‑present), according to her office. All stock assets are held by her husband Thomas Daffron, a former Senate staffer and lobbying‑firm COO, and managed by a third‑party advisor who makes investment decisions without consultation from either Collins or Daffron.
Date: 2025-08-01
Added: 04 May 2026
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Quiver Quantitative estimated that Senator Susan M. Collins made $363,100 in the stock market in a single month — the period ending May 22, 2025 — based on live net‑worth tracking of approximately $3.5 million in publicly traded assets. Her estimated net worth at that point was $5.9 million, ranking 121st in Congress.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 04 May 2026
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Collins' portfolio (attributed to her husband Thomas Daffron) increased in value by approximately 77.5 % in 2024, placing her eighth among members of Congress for portfolio growth, according to the Unusual Whales 2024 Congress Trading Report. This was nearly triple the S&P 500's 24.9 % return and ranked behind Rep. Pete Sessions (tied at +77.5 %) and ahead of Rep. David Kustoff (+71.5 %).
Date: 2025-01-07
Added: 04 May 2026
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Quiver Quantitative's live net worth methodology parses congressional financial disclosure filings and applies real-time stock price movements to disclosed asset ranges, generating estimates that are algorithmic approximations, not audited financial statements. The methodology cannot account for personal residences (generally not reported), federal retirement accounts, or assets listed in broad categories like 'Over $1 million' that 'could be worth much more.'
Date: 2024-04-30
Added: 04 May 2026
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Collins' 2023 Senate financial disclosure reported total assets ranging from $3,087,088 to $7,959,000 and net worth between $2,587,088 and $7,708,999—a disclosure range spanning nearly $5 million that reflects the congressional reporting system's use of broad valuation brackets, making all third-party net worth estimates inherently approximate.
Date: 2024-06-06
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins' net worth trajectory shows substantial growth during her Senate tenure: OpenSecrets estimated her net worth at $4.12 million in 2018, while Quiver Quantitative's October 2025 estimate is $6.6 million—a 60% increase over approximately seven years. Her household portfolio grew 77.5% in 2024 alone, placing her eighth among all members of Congress for portfolio growth according to Unusual Whales analysis.
Date: 2025-10-17
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins does not support the bipartisan Hawley bill to ban congressional stock trading, arguing that the 2012 STOCK Act—which she co-authored—already bars insider trading and provides 'robust financial disclosure requirements' that should be enforced. This places her at odds with independent Sen. Angus King (I-ME), who supports the ban, and with Democratic opponent Gov. Janet Mills, who has pledged to 'fully support legislation to ban Congressional stock trading.'
Date: 2025-08-01
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins does not personally own any stocks. Her 2024 financial disclosure attributes all stock assets to her husband, Thomas Daffron, a former Senate staffer and COO of lobbying firm Jefferson Consulting. Collins' office states she 'has never bought, sold, or owned any shares of stock during her entire Senate tenure,' and that 'Tom Daffron's investment decisions are made exclusively by a third-party advisor without his consultation. No individual stocks have been bought or sold from his account in almost three years.'
Date: 2025-09-09
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
Quiver Quantitative estimates Susan Collins' net worth at $6.6 million as of October 17, 2025, ranking her 142nd highest in Congress, with approximately $3.8 million invested in publicly traded assets that Quiver tracks live—not $3.5 million as the original claim states. The $3.5M figure dates from May 2025 and was revised upward to $3.6M (July) and $3.8M (September/October) through Quiver's live tracking.
Date: 2025-10-17
Added: 04 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 general election margin (King vs. Demi Kouzounas; Collins not on ballot): King 52.4% – Kouzounas 42.2%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population age 65 and older: 22.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 4.04%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value (2024): $296,600
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 74.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 35.4%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (Non-Hispanic): 94.2%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate (2024): 10.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $74,733
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Maine Question 5 (2024) — Restore Former State Flag (Pine Tree and Blue Star) (2024) — failed, margin 55% no – 45% yes
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Maine Question 2 (2024) — $25 Million Bond for Research and Development (2024) — passed, margin 55% yes – 45% no
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Maine Question 1 (2024) — Limit Contributions to Super PACs to $5,000 (2024) — passed, margin 74.9% yes – 25.1% no
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.087)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (share 0.091)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.098)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.134)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.168)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northern Light Health (9000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: L.L.Bean (5500 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics) (6700 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hannaford Supermarkets (9000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: MaineHealth (23000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Maine is a largely rural New England state with a population of approximately 1.39 million. It is the whitest state in the nation (94.2% White Non-Hispanic) and has the oldest median age (45.1 years). The state's economy is anchored by healthcare, defense shipbuilding (Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics subsidiary employing ~6,700), tourism, agriculture, and fishing. Maine has a median household income of $74,733 (slightly below the U.S. median), a 10.7% poverty rate, and a homeownership rate of 74.3%. The state is represented by Republican Susan Collins (since 1997) and Independent Angus King (since 2013). Collins is the most senior Republican woman in the Senate and chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee. Maine voters approved a 2024 ballot measure limiting super PAC contributions by a 74.9% margin, reflecting strong voter sentiment against dark money in politics.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on PN1347 (Confirmation of Neil M. Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court) on 2017-04-07: Collins not only voted to confirm Gorsuch but also voted for the 'nuclear option' to change Senate rules to enable his confirmation with a simple majority. She stated Gorsuch would respect precedent on Roe. Gorsuch later voted to overturn Roe in Dobbs. The vote aligned with major donor interests (Blackstone, Lockheed Martin) and Republican orthodoxy while contradicting her stated commitment to abortion rights.
Date: 2017-04-07
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on Impeachment Article I (Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump (incitement of insurrection, January 6)) on 2021-02-13: Collins was one of only seven Republican senators to vote to convict Trump, stating he 'stoked discontent' and comparing his actions to 'tossing a lit match into a pile of dry leaves.' This was a dramatic reversal from her first impeachment acquittal vote one year earlier. 43 Republicans voted to acquit. She later co-authored the Electoral Count Reform Act to prevent future attempts to overturn elections.
Date: 2021-02-13
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 1 (119th Congress) (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, adding over $3 trillion to national debt, cutting Medicaid)) on 2025-07-01: Collins was one of only three Republican senators to vote against Trump's signature domestic bill, citing Medicaid cuts that would affect Maine. She had advanced the bill procedurally but opposed final passage. The bill passed only with Vice President Vance's tie-breaking vote (50-50). Maine has a 10.7% poverty rate and thousands rely on Medicaid (MaineCare). Collins' earlier procedural vote to advance the bill drew sharp criticism from constituents and the DSCC.
Date: 2025-07-01
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 1628 (Health Care Freedom Act (ACA 'Skinny Repeal')) on 2017-07-28: Collins was one of only three Republican senators (with McCain and Murkowski) to vote against the 'skinny repeal' of the ACA. She was the first Republican to declare her opposition, paving the way for the others. The bill would have eliminated the individual mandate and resulted in an estimated 16 million more uninsured. 49 Republicans voted yea. The vote defied immense pressure from GOP leadership and the White House.
Date: 2017-07-28
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 1 (115th Congress) (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Trump tax cuts, projected to add $1.5 trillion to national debt)) on 2017-12-19: Collins voted for the tax bill after receiving promises of separate healthcare legislation that never materialized. Her top donor sectors — Securities & Investment ($2.1M) and Real Estate ($1.5M) — were major beneficiaries. The bill passed 51-48. The bill's repeal of the individual mandate contradicted her ACA skinny repeal vote, while its addition to the national debt contradicted her professed fiscal conservatism.
Date: 2017-12-19
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on S.J.Res. 118 / S.J.Res. 104 (War Powers Resolution to direct removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Iran not authorized by Congress) on 2026-04-30: Collins became the first Senate Republican to flip on the Iran war, voting with Democrats just one day before the 60-day War Powers Act deadline. She had opposed five previous war powers resolutions. She stated the 60-day deadline 'is not a suggestion; it is a requirement.' Only two Republicans (Collins and Rand Paul) defected. 49 Republicans voted nay. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is her #2 career donor ($75,979).
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on PN2259 (Confirmation of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court) on 2018-10-06: Collins' vote was decisive — she was the final Republican holdout whose support secured Kavanaugh's confirmation 50-48. She had promised she would not vote for anyone who would overturn Roe v. Wade. Kavanaugh later voted to do exactly that in Dobbs. Top donor Blackstone Group ($97,050) and Securities & Investment sector ($2.1M) backed conservative judicial nominees broadly.
Date: 2018-10-06
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] In Trump's first impeachment trial, Collins voted to acquit on February 5, 2020, stating she believed Trump had learned a 'pretty big lesson' from the impeachment and 'will be much more cautious in the future.' The Washington Post editorial board called her vote one that 'personifies her soulless party.'
Date: 2020-02-05
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Collins voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial on February 13, 2021, stating his conduct on January 6 was like 'tossing a lit match into a pile of dry leaves.' She was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict.
Date: 2021-02-13
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Collins voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017 after receiving promises from GOP leadership on separate healthcare measures that were never fulfilled. The bill repealed the ACA's individual mandate and was projected to add $1.5 trillion to the national debt. The New York Times editorial board noted she 'blithely voted for a tax bill that will leave a gaping hole in that law.'
Date: 2017-12-19
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Collins campaigned as a fiscal conservative, repeatedly emphasizing deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility. In 2017 she was one of three Republicans to vote against the ACA 'skinny repeal,' citing concerns it would drive up insurance costs and cause millions to lose coverage. She had expressed reservations about the tax bill's repeal of the individual mandate.
Date: 2017-07-28
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court, with Kavanaugh and Gorsuch in the majority, voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Collins issued a statement saying the decision was 'completely inconsistent' with what Gorsuch and Kavanaugh had told her during their confirmation processes, and that she felt misled.
Date: 2022-06-24
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on October 6, 2018. During her floor speech announcing her vote, Collins asserted she did not believe Kavanaugh would overturn Roe v. Wade, stating he had called it 'settled law' and 'precedent upon precedent.' She also voted to confirm Neil Gorsuch in April 2017 and to trigger the 'nuclear option' to secure his confirmation.
Date: 2018-10-05
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Salon reported in 2020 that Collins wrote contracting reform legislation as a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee that appears to have directly benefited Jefferson Consulting, the lobbying firm where her future husband Thomas Daffron served as COO. The firm took in nearly $60 million in federal contracts during his tenure from 2006-2016.
Date: 2020-10-12
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins does not support a Republican colleague's bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks. She has stated that her husband, Tom Daffron, a former Senate staffer who also ran a lobbying firm, owns all the couple's stocks.
Date: 2025-08-01
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins' stock portfolio reportedly rose in value by about 77.5% in 2024, placing her eighth among members of Congress for portfolio growth. She earned an estimated $363,100 from stock market gains in a single month in 2025.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Quiver Quantitative estimates Collins' net worth at approximately $6.6 million as of October 2025, ranking 142nd highest in Congress. Approximately $3.5 million is invested in publicly traded securities.
Date: 2025-10-17
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
65.81% of Collins' 2019-2024 campaign funds came from large individual contributions ($19,348,707), 17.90% from small donors ($5,264,060), and 10.15% from PACs ($2,983,268).
Date: 2024-06-30
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Collins' top career contributors (2015-2020) included Blackstone Group ($87,821), General Dynamics ($72,103), FedEx Corp ($64,860), Blue Cross/Blue Shield ($63,711), and Republican Jewish Coalition ($62,067), per OpenSecrets.
Date: 2020-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In 2025, AIPAC accounted for nearly 20% of the money Collins raised, far outpacing what she collected from small donors, according to analysis by Zeteo.
Date: 2026-02-04
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Over her entire Senate career, Collins has received approximately $916,000 from donors associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, according to data aggregated from FEC filings and compiled by Track AIPAC.
Date: 2025-12-19
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In the 2019-2024 cycle, Collins raised $29,398,892 with top contributors including Blackstone Group ($97,050), Lockheed Martin ($75,979), Senior Star ($67,700), Republican Jewish Coalition ($60,067), and Goldman Sachs ($49,675). Top industries were Retired ($6,142,518), Securities & Investment ($2,167,379), and Real Estate ($1,499,442).
Date: 2024-06-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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