Overview
- Senator Susan Collins has cast 10,000 straight roll‑call votes since she entered the Senate in 1997, a streak confirmed by coverage in multiple outlets.
- Colleagues from both parties publicly praised the milestone on the Senate floor, with leaders such as Chuck Schumer and Angus King offering tributes.
- Collins still trails William Proxmire’s all‑time consecutive‑vote mark of 10,252 and would need to win reelection and continue voting to surpass it.
- The achievement is being used in her competitive 2026 reelection campaign as evidence of reliability and experience, strengthening her contrast with a political newcomer.
- Reporters noted the campaign context includes fresh scrutiny of her likely Democratic opponent, Graham Platner, and representatives described Collins’s streak as built on years of travel sacrifices and near misses to avoid missing votes.