Collins Casts 7,000th Straight Vote as Re-election Race Looms

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, joined by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) right, arrives at the Capitol to extend her perfect Senate voting record to 7,000, as she prepares for a 2020 campaign , in Washington on June 18, 2019. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

PORTLAND, Maine—Republican Sen. Susan Collins on June 18 cast her 7,000th consecutive vote as a member of the U.S. Senate, extending a streak she has carefully maintained during more than two decades in the Senate.

Collins, 66, is gearing up for a re-election race in 2020 that is expected to be competitive. She’s New England’s only Republican senator, and her extensive voting record, while an accomplishment, also gives her opponents ample ammunition. Collins says the streak shows her commitment to the job.