Augusta, ME – This week, Susan Collins’ campaign continued to be embroiled in scandal as she faced public outcry about her involvement in a pay-to-play scheme, as well as a series of revelations about additional instances where she may have traded votes for campaign cash.
Read more about this week in Collins’ corruption:
As Collins continues to reel from the allegations exposed by ProPublica, press uncovered explosive new revelations that Collins may have engaged in another pay-to-play scheme:
The Intercept/Portland Press Herald: Lockheed Martin Showered Susan Collins With Cash As F-35 Program Hit Turbulence
From May 1 to June 30, 2023, employees and top executives from Lockheed Martin donated $59,500 to Collins’s campaign committee. The donations were outliers during that period: Collins was among the largest recipients of Lockheed cash; the company was her largest single donor over those two months […]
The effort appeared to pay off for Lockheed. In July 2023 […] Collins voted in favor of appropriating funds to purchase 83 new F-35 jets.
Maine press also exposed that Collins’ ties to the operatives involved in the Navatek pay-to-play scheme are still ongoing and deeper than previously thought:
Portland Press Herald: Susan Collins still working with operatives tied to straw donation scheme
An analysis of Collins’ voting record found that she voted for Trump nominees who dismantled the DOJ’s public corruption unit, all while she was being circled by public corruption investigators:
American Journal News: Collins backed DOJ officials who dismantled public corruption unit
And Mainers continued to express their outrage at Collins for trading their taxpayer dollars for campaign cash:
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