Susan Collins, a U.S. Senator from Maine, is a member of the Republican Party. She became active in the party in the 1970s, working on the staff of U.S. Representative William Cohen. She later ran unsuccessfully for governor of Maine before being elected to the Senate in 1996. Widely considered a centrist, Collins has been known to break with Republicans to support such issues as marriage equality, gun control measures, and abortion rights.
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