GOP Sen Susan Collins announces re-election bid
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has announced that she will seek re-election this year.
“GOOD NEWS! I am ALL-IN for 2026,” the 73-year-old lawmaker noted in a Tuesday post on X.
In a video, the lawmaker pulled a sneaker out of a shoebox and said, “This is perfect for 2026, because I’m running.”
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after an overnight session at the U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Collins was one of the Senate Republicans who voted to convict after the House impeached President Donald Trump in 2021 — but that Senate vote occurred after Trump had already departed from office and ultimately fell short of the threshold necessary for conviction.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Tuesday, but did not immediately receive a response.
Collins, a moderate Republican lawmaker, has served in the Senate since 1997.
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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago on Feb. 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
“As a proud native of Maine, I’ve dedicated my life to serving our state and nation. I am deeply grateful for the unwavering support Mainers have shown me over the years. It is an honor to serve you, and I’m excited to announce my run for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026,” she noted in another post on X.
The president targeted Collins and several other Senate Republicans in a Truth Social post last month, saying they “should never be elected to office again.”
The five GOP senators apparently earned Trump’s ire by voting in favor of motion to discharge a joint resolution to direct the president to nix any use of the U.S. armed forces against Venezuela.
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Sen. Susan Collins leaves the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 13, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America,” he asserted in the Truth Social post.
In a January 27 post on X Collins noted that she had “spoken with the White House and with DHS Secretary Noem about the ICE operations. I asked Secretary Noem to pause the operations in both Maine and Minnesota,” she indicated.
Then in a January 29 post, Collins noted, “While the Department of Homeland Security does not confirm law enforcement operations, I can report that Secretary Noem has informed me that ICE has ended its enhanced activities in the State of Maine.” She explained that “ICE and Customs and Border Patrol will continue their normal operations that have been ongoing here for many years.”
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