Nearly 100 Billionaires and Their Spouses Have Donated to Reelect Susan Collins
Nearly 100 billionaires and spouses have given $9.8 million to Collins-linked committees, while a super PAC has booked $24 million in ads against Platner.
- Nearly 100 billionaires have funneled $9.8 million into Republican Sen. Susan Collins' Maine reelection network since 2025, according to a Maine Monitor analysis representing a third of all contributions to groups supporting her.
- A 2024 Federal Election Commission advisory opinion allowed the Collins campaign to coordinate with the Pine Tree Results Super PAC, which is not subject to contribution limits through joint fundraising agreements.
- The Maine Monitor observed that "the majority of the billionaire donations to Collins this cycle are from billionaires who made their money in alternative investments, including hedge funds and private equity." Citadel LLC CEO Ken Griffin donated $2.5 million to the Super PAC.
- In contrast, Democratic challenger Graham Platner has raised $9.6 million from small-dollar donors contributing $200 or less, dwarfing his $24,000 total from five billionaires.
- The race, which could decide Senate control, has drawn national billionaire funding as election spending by the wealthy surged in recent years; Platner labeled his opponent a "corrupt" beneficiary of an oligarchic system.
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Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection campaign in February by posting a video that showed her opening a box of New Balance running shoes. “This is perfect for 2026,” she said to the camera as she held up a sneaker. “Because I’m running.” The video didn’t mention that New Balance’s owner and chairman, billionaire Jim Davis, gave $1 million to the super PAC supporting Collins’ campaign seven months prior. The company is based…
Nearly 100 Billionaires Have Donated to Susan Collins Reelection Effort
AUGUSTA, MAINE — Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have contributed to the network of committees supporting Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ 2026 reelection campaign, underscoring the national importance of a race that could help determine control of the U.S. Senate. According to an analysis by The Maine Monitor of Federal Election Commission records, at least 79 billionaires donated to committees supporting Collins between January 2025 an…
Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, walks into the Senate chamber on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection campaign in February by posting a video that showed her opening a box of New Balance running shoes. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from the Monitor, sign up …
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The list comes from a Maine Monitor analysis of Federal Election Commission campaign finance data.
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