Mini Timmaraju says Collins broke her promises on reproductive freedom
Mini TimmarajuPresident and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All, in a press release
Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All, said Collins promised to protect her constituents' fundamental freedoms and instead helped Donald Trump take them away. She made the statement in a release announcing a $250,000 direct-mail campaign against Collins in Maine.
“Susan Collins’ lack of leadership and broken promises on reproductive freedom are a glaring vulnerability in this race. She promised to protect her constituents’ fundamental freedoms, and instead helped Donald Trump take them away.”
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Was Susan Collins's 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh justified after Dobbs?
In 2018 Susan Collins supported Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, citing his discussion of precedent and Roe v. Wade. He joined the 2022 Dobbs opinion overruling Roe, which Collins said conflicted with what he had told her about long-standing precedent. In June 2026 she said she did not regret the confirmation vote while disagreeing with his Dobbs vote. Her critics argue that the confirmation enabled the loss of nationwide abortion protections.
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Press release announcing a $250,000 direct-mail advertising campaign in Maine by Reproductive Freedom for All and Senate Majority PAC, with a statement from the organization's president and CEO.
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Report on Democrats and reproductive rights groups making Collins's vote to confirm Kavanaugh a focus of the Maine Senate race, including a response from Collins's campaign.
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The release announced a $250,000 direct-mail ad campaign by Reproductive Freedom for All and Senate Majority PAC. It says the ad reminds Maine voters that Collins cast the deciding vote to confirm Kavanaugh, and it separately says Collins has said she does not regret that vote.
After the quotation
The release says the mail program will reach more than 100,000 Maine households and is part of the organization's $23.5 million My Body. My Ballot. campaign. The Hill reported on September 7, 2026 that Democrats and reproductive rights groups were making Collins's Kavanaugh vote a central part of their campaign against her.
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The reference point is Collins's 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh, judged after Dobbs. Timmaraju says Collins broke her promises on reproductive freedom and helped Donald Trump take her constituents' freedoms away, which criticizes Collins's conduct. Her quoted words do not name Kavanaugh. The release says the ad it announces reminds Maine voters that Collins cast the deciding vote to confirm him, and The Hill reported the statement in an article about Democrats and reproductive rights groups making that vote a focus against her. We labeled it Condemned.
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The Dispute Index. "Mini Timmaraju says Collins broke her promises on reproductive freedom". First published: 2026-09-26. Last updated: 2026-09-26. https://disputeindex.com/events/2785-mini-timmaraju-president-and-ceo-of-reproductive-freedom