Sen. Collins Received Numerous Out-of-State Donations Following Her Pivotal Kavanaugh Vote: Report

(Time) February 3 2019 12:54 PM (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 Kavanaughs 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 $900000 Collins received from individual donors who contributed more than $200 to her campaign just $19000 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."