Susan Collins — Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Committee (Republicans lost majority in 2021)

**Susan Margaret Collins** is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which controls ALL federal discretionary spending (~$1.8T annually). Senior Senator from Maine (1997-present, longest-serving current female senator). Born December 7, 1952, Caribou, Maine. St. Lawrence University (BA Government). Former staff to Senator William Cohen, Maine Commissioner of Financial Regulation, Executive Director of the Center for Family Business at Husson College.