Augusta, ME – Today, new reporting in the Maine Independent reveals that Susan Collins’ husband holds up to $100,000 worth of stock in defense contractors profiting off the Iran War. Collins “repeatedly voted against ending U.S. military participation in the Iran War,” while the war has meant “billions more in product sales” for the companies her husband is invested in.

In the wake of these revelations, Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Misha Linnehan released the following statement:

“While Susan Collins was voting repeatedly in favor of the war in Iran, companies her husband held stock in were profiting. Now, sky-high gas and diesel costs are squeezing Maine families and the war seems like it’s not ending any time soon.”

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The Maine Independent: Sen. Susan Collins’ husband owns stock in defense contractors that profit from Iran war

By Josh Israel

September 17, 2026

• Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins repeatedly voted against ending U.S. military participation in the Iran war before voting in favor of doing so starting in late April.

• According to her most recent personal financial disclosure filing, Collins’ husband, Thomas Daffron, holds stock in two defense contractors whose products are reportedly being used by the U.S. military in the conflict and that are thus profiting from the war.

• In her annual personal financial disclosure for 2025, filed on May 15, 2026, Collins reported that Daffron owns stock in the Boeing Company worth somewhere between $15,001 and $50,000 and in RTX Corp. within that same value range.

• According to a March 19 Time report, Boeing makes F-15 fighter jets and maintains B-1 bombers, while RTX (formerly Raytheon) builds Tomahawk cruise missiles and Patriot missile air-defense systems. […]

• After President Donald Trump launched military attacks against Iran on Feb. 28, Collins issued a statement saying: “The Iranian regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, ballistic missile development, and support for terrorist proxies pose serious threats to America’s national security and that of our allies, as well as to stability in the Middle East. Our highly skilled and brave service members are in my prayers as they perform this mission.”

• For the next eight weeks, Collins opposed legislative efforts to remove U.S. armed forces from the Iran war, saying doing so “would send the wrong message to Iran and to our troops.”

• Across the nation, the war has brought higher consumer prices. According to AAA, a gallon of gas cost $2.91 on average in Maine on Feb. 28 and $4.40 on Sept. 17, an increase of more than 50%.

• For Boeing and RTX, war has meant billions more in product sales to the military. “When you see a major step up in (operations) tempo for our defense products, that opens up the opportunity for more service, spare parts, maintenance actions,” Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said at the company’s April annual meeting, according to an AFP report.

• Collins has opposed proposed legislation to bar members of Congress and their spouses from trading stocks.