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Susan Collins

U.S. Senate · R–ME
6/7
🥈 Silver
1Open Bookscritical
80%★ earned
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
7.4% of receipts from PACs — own money clears the 15% cap; an outside super PAC backs the race but isn't the candidate's to control. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
72%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No political violence or election denial in the record.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
45%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Not held on the badge; no dignity credit registers.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
68%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Registers as held; no fear-driven appeals are flagged.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
70%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
No false claims in the record; Truth registers as held. No broken commitments are flagged, so A Kept Word registers as held.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
78%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Genuinely the most bipartisan-billed senator — Autism CARES, BOLD Alzheimer's, lead appropriator — earning real cross-party credit.
60
7Morality
78%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
A genuinely bipartisan lead appropriator, with no corruption, criminal conduct, or personal-ethics scandal against her.
60

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