Which PACs gave the most to Susan Collins?

NRSC ($62K), Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($14K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($12K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC) ($10K) in 2026.

Which super PACs spent on Susan Collins's race?

WinSenate ($33M against), Stronger Maine ($2.2M for), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M against) in 2026.

How much has Susan Collins raised across elections?

$22M in 2026, $28M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.

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Politician

Susan Collins

Republican · Maine · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S6ME00159

Susan Collins (Republican) raised $22M for the 2026 Maine Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $7.4M for and $38M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.

Raised, all cycles

$50M

2026, 2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$4.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$13M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$85M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2026	Maine Senate	$22M	7%	$7.4M / $38M	$115K	$68M	✗ Lost
2020	Maine Senate	$28M	9%	$5.7M / $46M	–	$80M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $2.4MTrade group $1.2MLeadership PAC $752KSuper PAC $702KOther $514KMembership $406KParty $108KUnion $77K

WinredSuper PAC$622K
NRSCParty$107K
NorpacOther$18K
Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
Winning for Women, Inc. PACMembership$11K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Associated General Contractors of America Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Unum Group Political Action Committee (Unumpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

WinSenateagainst $33M
Senate Majority PACagainst $25M
DSCCagainst $4.6M
Women Vote!against $4.3M
Priorities USA Actionagainst $2.8M
Stronger Mainefor $2.2M
National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $2.1M
Planned Parenthood Votesagainst $1.3M
End Citizens United Action Fundagainst $1.0M
Americas Credit Unionsfor $1.0M

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 19 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 13 times (68%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$284K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$182K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$90K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$103K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$182K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$103K$360K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$284K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$104K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$23	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$23	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$103K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$360K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$360K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$23	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$103K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$182K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$23	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$104K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$48K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$7	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$103K$284K$360K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$7	Yea · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 5 key votes (60%)

On 3 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 2 times and with their constituents 1. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026	88% support ±5Maine · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$284K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025	33% support ±7Maine · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$90K Insurance wanted yea	YeaWith voters
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025	45% support ±7Maine · split · CES 2024 · related question	$103K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	NayVoters split
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025	52% support ±7Maine · split · CES 2024 · related question	$103K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$360K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	NayVoters split
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025	88% support ±5Maine · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$284K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	71% support ±7Maine · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$103K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$284K Pharma and health care wanted nay$360K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	86% support ±5Maine · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

9 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Susan Collins's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Molly RossFormer congressional staff
Intern, Staff Asst., Leg. Corr., Leg. Aide, Leg. Asst., Sen. Susan Collins
Now lobbies for Smithfield Foods, INC., Samsung Sdi America, INC., Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions · via Holland & Knight LLP
Phoebe FerraioloFormer congressional staff
Dep. Press Secretary, Press Assistant, Senator Susan Collins.
Now lobbies for Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund, Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions · via Cogent Strategies LLC
Lara RosnerFormer congressional staff
Professional Staff, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means (Jan. 2016 to July 2019) Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging (July 2019 to …
Now lobbies for Aarp
Maria OlsonFormer congressional staff
Leg.Asst., Prof.Staff - Sen. Susan Collins; Prof.Staff - Senate HELP; Leg.Aide, Prof.Staff - Sen. Spec. Comm. Aging; Leg.Corr. - Sen. Luther Strange; Staff A…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America
Mike WakefieldFormer congressional staff
Intern, Sen. John Warner; LA, Leg. Counsel, Rep. Mike Coffman; Military LA, Counsel, Sr. Counsel, Sen. Susan Collins; Professional Staff, Sr. Counsel, Senate…
Now lobbies for Heckler & Koch Gmbh · via Holland & Knight LLP
William BallFormer congressional staff
Sen. Susan Collins, 2010-2015; House Committee on Natural Resources, 2015-2020
Now lobbies for Borgwarner, INC. · via Foley & Lardner LLP
Michael CiamarraFormer congressional staff
Sen. Susan Collins & Sen. Richard Shelby
Now lobbies for Southwest Airlines
Bryan AllenFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Now lobbies for Solidarity Healthshare · via Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Brian JonesFormer congressional staff
Executive Office of the President - Speechwriter (2002-03); Sen. Susan Collins - Press Secretary & Counsel (1999-2000); Rep. Mac Collins - Legislative Assist…
Now lobbies for Trane Technologies Company LLC (fka Ingersoll Rand Trane American Standard)

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Susan Collins's 2026 campaign?: Susan Collins (Republican) raised $22M for the 2026 Maine Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $7.4M for and $38M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Susan Collins?: NRSC ($62K), Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($14K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($12K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
Which super PACs spent on Susan Collins's race?: WinSenate ($33M against), Stronger Maine ($2.2M for), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M against) in 2026.
How much has Susan Collins raised across elections?: $22M in 2026, $28M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.