Susan Collins

This is Senator Susan Collins (R) of Maine. She along with fellow Senators Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter appear to have signed onto the stimulus porkulus bill, giving Democrats enough votes to move it forward. Read Susan Collins’ biography, see photos, and a video below.Well, it seems Senators have reached a tentative deal on a version of Barack Obama’s bloated economic stimulus plan, including about $811 billion in spending and tax cuts, that will win enough Republican votes to, sadly, move it forward.

Susan Margaret Collins was born on December 7, 1952 in Caribou, Maine so her age is 56. She is currently the Junior Senator from the State of Maine with Olympia Snowe being the Senior Senator. She is a Republican and considered ‘moderate.’Senator Collins coauthored, along with Senator Joe Lieberman, the Collins-Lieberman Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. This law implemented many of the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission modernizing and improving America’s intelligence systems.

She is a graduate of St. Lawrence University. She worked for Senator William Cohen from 1975 until 1987, when she became chair of the Maine commission on financial regulation. She served in this position until 1992, when she briefly served as New England regional director of the Small Business Administration. She was the Republican candidate in the Maine gubernatorial election of 1994 but was defeated by the Independent candidate, Angus King.