Ronald Collins

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Ronald Collins
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Maine State Senate District 34
Maine House of Representatives
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Ronald Collins is a former Republican member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 34 from 2010 to 2018.

Collins was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Maine State Senate because of term limits. Collins served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2010.

Biography

Collins' professional experience includes working as a small business owner and owner of a food brokerage company.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2017
• Conduct and Ethics
• Transportation, Chair
• Veterans and Legal Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Collins served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Collins served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Collins served on these committees:

Campaign themes

2012

Collins' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "We must strengthen the partnership between the General Fund and the Highway Fund to ensure our roads and bridges are safe."

Education

  • Excerpt: "Education reforms should empower local districts to decide what’s best for their students and communities."

Common Sense Spending

  • Excerpt: "I support a full audit of every government program, especially the Department of Health and Human Services, which consumes about 30% of the state’s general fund spending."

Healthcare Costs

  • Excerpt: "I support a review of all state mandates on providers to identify and eliminate mandates that make health care unaffordable for too many Maine families."

2010

Collins' campaign website listed several main issues:[1]

  • Transportation - "Transportation is vital to Maine’s economy. Over the next ten years, Maine is expected to have a $3 billion transportation budget hole. We can fill that budget hole, and keep our roads safe with a common sense funding plan that protects our roads and bridges without raising taxes."
  • Education - "Maine spends 25% more per student than the national average, yet our results are mediocre...Maine needs more options, less bureaucracy, and a commitment to prepare our students for success."
  • Spending - "Excessive government spending has resulted in nearly $12 billion in debt for which Maine families are on the hook. Augusta’s tax-and-spend culture must end. I support a full audit of every government program, especially the Department of Health and Human Services, which consumes about 30% of the state’s general fund spending."
  • Health care - "We should have the right to buy health insurance plans available in other states, just like we can with our homeowners, vehicle and life insurance. With more coverage choices, Mainers can find an affordable plan that meets their family’s needs. We must also cut the red tape that drives up insurance costs in Maine. I support a review of all state mandates on providers to identify and eliminate mandates that make health care unaffordable for too many Maine families."

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2018

Ronald Collins was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2016

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[2]

Incumbent Ronald Collins defeated Jonathan Kilbourn in the Maine State Senate District 34 general election.[3]

Maine State Senate, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ronald Collins Incumbent 55.43% 13,164
     Democratic Jonathan Kilbourn 44.57% 10,584
Total Votes 23,748
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Jonathan Kilbourn ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 34 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Maine State Senate, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jonathan Kilbourn  (unopposed)

Incumbent Ronald Collins ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 34 Republican primary.[4][5]

Maine State Senate, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ronald Collins Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. Gary Connor was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 2 incumbent Ronald Collins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Collins defeated Connor and unenrolled candidate Richard Burns in the general election.[6][7][8][9]

Maine State Senate District 34, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Collins Incumbent 46.4% 8,523
     Democratic Gary Connor 35.9% 6,600
     Maine Families Richard Burns 12.5% 2,305
     None Blank Votes 5.2% 954
Total Votes 18,382

2012

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012

Collins won re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the June 12, 2012, Republican primary and defeated Thomas Wright (D) and Richard Burns (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10]

Maine State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Collins Incumbent 45.6% 9,301
     Democratic Thomas Wright 31.2% 6,377
     Independent Richard Burns 23.2% 4,736
Total Votes 20,414

2010

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010

Collins defeated Richard Burns (D) in the November 2 general election. Incumbent Richard Nass (R) was not eligible for re-election under Maine's term limits.[11]

Maine State Senate, District 2
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Ronald Collins (R) 8,591 54%
Richard Burns (D) 6,769 42%
Blank 648 4%

In the June 8th primary election, Collins ran unopposed.[12]

Campaign finance summary

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Ronald Collins campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Maine State Senate, District 34Won $28,691 N/A**
2014Maine State Senate, District 34Won $23,945 N/A**
2012Maine State Senate, District 2Won $9,398 N/A**
2010Maine State Senate, District 2Won $22,370 N/A**
2004Maine State House, District 147Won $3,860 N/A**
2002Maine State House, District 7Won $4,794 N/A**
2000Maine State House, District 7Won $8,858 N/A**
1998Maine State House, District 7Won $17,442 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Ronald Collins endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[13]

Personal

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Collins has a wife, Linda.

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 collinsformaine.com, "Official campaign website," accessed February 18, 2014
  2. ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
  3. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
  6. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
  7. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
  8. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
  9. ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
  10. ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed June 12, 2012
  11. ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
  12. ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
  13. ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Maine Elected Officials and Leaders," February 6, 2012
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Richard Nass (R) 		Maine State Senate District 2
2010–2018 		Succeeded by
Robert Foley


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