Susan Margaret Collins

In 1996, Senator Collins was elected to the Senate, succeeding Bill Cohen. She was reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. In 2020, she made history by becoming the first-ever Republican woman to win a 5th term. She is also the first popularly elected U.S. Senator from Maine to be elected to a 5th term. She is the eighth-most senior member of the Senate and the most senior Republican woman.