Sen Collins Received Numerous OutofState Donations Following Her Pivotal Kavanaugh Vote Report
BANGOR, Maine  Records show that Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins had the best fundraising quarter of her career after she delivered a pivotal vote that helped seat Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Bangor Daily News reports that after announcing her decision to vote in favor of Kavanaugh's nomination during a speech on the Senate floor in early October, Collins raised 1.8 million in the final quarter of 2018. Federal Election Commission records show that of the nearly 900,000 Collins received from individual donors who contributed more than 200 to her campaign, just 19,000 came from individuals with Maine addresses. Collins' deputy campaign treasurer Amy Abbott says they made an effort to have a strong quarter to show Collins is "prepared to run a vigorous campaign in 2020."