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Current office: U.S. Senate
After serving as a staffer to former Senator Bill Cohen for 11 years, was appointed Maine's commissioner of professional and financial regulation in 1987, where her jurisdiction included the business of insurance. Ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1994, and then won the seat vacated by Cohen in 1996. She served six years on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and is former chairwoman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
Primary Sponsor: S.158, Access to Affordable Health Care Act; S.616, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; S.3067, Dental Health Improvement Act.
Top Industry Contributors: Aetna Inc., Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Committees: Senate Special Committee on Aging; Homeland Security (ranking member); Armed Services
Contact Information:
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2523
www.susancollins.com