Augusta, Maine – A new report from End Citizens United ranks Susan Collins among the most corrupt politicians in the country for 2026.
The list highlights how Collins has spent her career siding with wealthy donors and corporate interests while Mainers pay the price.
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End Citizens United: Most Corrupt Politicians 2026
April 9, 2026
- Sen. Collins has accepted a stunning $8.3 million in corporate PAC money over her career and opposes a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
- She represents Wall Street, not Main Street, and rewards her donors with profitable policies — from enabling private equity tax loopholes to preventing Medicare drug price negotiations.
- She opposes increasing campaign finance transparency and banning congressional stock trading, while benefiting from millions in dark money spending and owning the eighth most lucrative stock portfolio in Congress.
- After Sen. Collins openly helped Navatek secure an $8 million Navy contract, its CEO was convicted in an illegal scheme to donate $200,000 to her 2020 campaign.
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