Benjamin Collings
American politician from Maine
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Benjamin Collings (born 1976) is an American politician from Maine. Collings, a Democrat was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives (District 42) in 2016. A political and business consultant, Collings has worked on various campaigns including most notably as the state director for Bernie Sanders in 2016. He successfully sponsored a bill to rename Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.[1]
Benjamin Collings | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – December 3, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Hall |
| Succeeded by | Dylan Pugh |
| Constituency | 114th district |
| In office December 7, 2016 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Stuckey |
| Succeeded by | Valli Geiger |
| Constituency | 42nd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) Fort Kent, Maine |
| Party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Consultant |
| Website | Bio |
Collings grew up in Fort Kent, Maine and earned a social science degree from the University of Maine at Fort Kent.[2] In June 2023 Collings offered an amendment to a Democrat led bill to expand abortion rights in Maine that would limit the legality of post-viability abortions for reasons of lethal fetal anomalies and to protect the mother’s health.[3] For the final house vote to expand abortion access, Collings was absent.[4]
Collings was unable to run in the 2024 Maine House of Representatives election due to term limits.[5]
