Benjamin Collings

American politician from Maine

Benjamin Collings

Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2022
Preceded by	Randall Hall
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 47–48) Fort Kent, Maine
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Portland, Maine
Occupation	Consultant
Website	Bio

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]

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 absence.^[4]

References

^ "Maine House approves changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Associated Press. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ Billings, Randy (11 October 2018). "House District 42: Portland Republican running for seat in Democratic stronghold 'because someone needs to'". Press Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Maine Democrats may not have the votes to pass Janet Mills' abortion bill". 22 June 2023.
^ https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280088641&chamber=H&serialnumber=345