Susan Margaret Collins
Republican
· ME Senate · 117th Congress
Senate Committee on Appropriations (Chair) · Housing and Urban Development (Chair) · and Related Agencies (Chair) · Senate Committee on Health (Chair) · Senate Special Committee on Aging (Chair) · Rural Development · Food and Drug Administration · Health and Human Services · and Education · Veterans Affairs · Foreign Operations · and Related Programs · and Pensions · Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Influence Score
84.6
Most exposed
↑ +17.1
vs 118th (71.3)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
6.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$18,367,335
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$106,141,856
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
3.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
< 0.1
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
8.6
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.1
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
NORPAC
$18,395 direct
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$5,000 direct
CITYPAC
$1,000 direct
PRO-ISRAEL AMERICA PAC
$1,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $324.76M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $650K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 86.5 | Most exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 84.6 | Most exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 71.3 | Highly exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 88.4 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SLF PAC
Total money from this network
$266,724
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
SLF PAC
Share from this one network
35.4%
Amount from this network
$1,638,724
Total from all networks
$4,633,950
Networks contributing
457
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Who funds Collins
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$116,841,778
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
1.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
9.6%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
11
Money that arrived near votes
$29K
Distinct donors
13
Distinct employers
10
Share of their total fundraising
1.88%
Biggest clusters of timed money
FISHER INVESTMENTS
$7K
OPPIDAN INVESTMENT
$7K
JIM NORTON TOYOTA
$3K
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
$2K
GREENBERG RAPP FINANCIAL
$2K
MABREY BANK
$2K
BOULEVARD FINANCIAL
$2K
KB FINANCIAL COMPANIES
$2K
BOULEVARD FINANCIAL
$1K
HAMILTON INSURANCE
$1K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ADELSON DRUG CLINIC
$30.00M
EMC
$14.50M
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
$11.55M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
BLACKSTONE
$5.29M
REYES
$5.10M
VALMORE GP
$5.00M
BOEING
$4.39M
QUADRIVIUM
$3.85M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.31M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
RIOT GAMES
$2.98M
CHARTER
$2.64M
MOUNTAIRE
$2.50M
FOX
$2.12M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BOEING
$2.05M
BERKSHIRE
$2.00M
RIOT GAMES
$2.00M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Susan Margaret Collins comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$1.31M
Disclosed outside spending
$1.07M
Dark-money outside spending
$237K
Share that is dark money
18.07%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
SMP
$27.47M
DSCC
$4.65M
WOMEN VOTE
$4.32M
PRIORITIES USA ACTION
$3.68M
1820 PAC
$2.71M
VOTE FOR EQUALITY
$2.14M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$2.14M
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E
$2.00M
THE LINCOLN PROJECT
$1.68M
NRSC
$1.41M
SLF PAC
$1.39M
VOTEVETS
$1.33M
CHANGE NOW
$1.15M
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)
$1.11M
FF PAC
$1.08M
Groups that hide their donors
$233K
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
NRCC
$840K
MILLER-MEEKS FOR CONGRESS
$109K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
414 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $947K to Susan Margaret Collins across 560 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$947K
Shared contributors
414
Contributions
560
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 9 | $13K |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | $17K |
| 2026 | 405 | 540 | $917K |
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Revolving Door
17 former staff members
who worked for Susan Margaret Collins or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BALL | Sen. Susan Collins, 2010-2015; House Committee on Natural Resources, 2015-2020 | FOLEY & LARDNER LLP | 20 | 59 | 2023–2023 |
| MIKE WAKEFIELD | Intern, Sen. John Warner; LA, Leg. Counsel, Rep. Mike Coffman; Military LA, Coun… | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 17 | 17 | 2025–2025 |
| MICHAEL DIROMA | Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs (Internationa… | DIROMA ECK & CO. LLP | 10 | 67 | 2023–2025 |
| AMANDA LINCOLN | Staff Director, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; Legisla… | BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC | 8 | 24 | 2025–2025 |
| ROWAN BOST | Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Susan Collins; Legislative Correspondent, Of… | STEPTOE LLP | 6 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
| ROBERT EPPLIN | LD Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff,… | EPPLIN STRATEGIC PLANNING | 4 | 26 | 2023–2025 |
| MICHELE PEARCE | Staff Lead, Subcmte on Readiness, House Armed Services Committee; Senior Defense… | COVINGTON & BURLING LLP | 4 | 4 | 2023–2023 |
| ROBERT EPPLIN | LD Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff,… | KED STRATEGIES, LLC | 4 | 34 | 2023–2025 |
| MARY DIETRICH | Prof Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Commit… | KED STRATEGIES, LLC | 4 | 33 | 2023–2024 |
| KEVIN KELLEY | Communications Director of Senator Susan Collins; Staff Director for the US Sena… | KED STRATEGIES, LLC | 3 | 33 | 2023–2025 |
| MICHAEL BOPP | Associate Dir. at OMB; Staff dir. & Chief Counsel, Sen. Homeland Security & Gov.… | GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP | 2 | 5 | 2023–2025 |
| MEREDITH COOLIDGE | Intern, Office of Senator Susan Collins | STEPTOE LLP | 2 | 3 | 2023–2023 |
| DARCI GREENACRE | Director of Scheduling, Senator Susan Collins; Lobbyist | DRUMMOND WOODSUM STRATEGIC CONSULTING LLC | 2 | 4 | 2023–2025 |
| ERICA FITZGERALD | Dep. Chief of Staff, LD - Rep. Spartz (IN); LD - Rep. Van Duyne (TX); Dep. Parli… | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC | 1 | 9 | 2024–2025 |
| MORGAN CASHWELL | Legislative Aide for Senator Collins, 2010-2013; Legislative Assistant for Congr… | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| JONATHAN FERRO | Deputy General Counsel, Committee on Homeland Security. Deputy Chief of Staff/Le… | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| ALLISON FEIKES | Legislative Assistant, Sen. Susan Collins; Legislative Assistant, Sen Mike Braun… | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC) | 1 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
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Susan Margaret Collins ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required