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6 October
10:46 pm

She's been in congress for thirty years.

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

10:46 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific duration of Susan Collins's congressional tenure — verifiable and potentially overstated or understated.
What we foundSusan Collins has served in Congress since January 1997, making her tenure approximately 29–30 years as of 2026 — close to, but not yet a full thirty years at the time of the debate.
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