Benjamin Collings | |
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| 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 |
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 absent.4
Collings was unable to run in the 2024 Maine House of Representatives election due to term limits.5
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- "Maine House approves changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Associated Press. March 19, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Billings, Randy (October 11, 2018). "House District 42: Portland Republican running for seat in Democratic stronghold 'because someone needs to'". Press Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "Maine Democrats may not have the votes to pass Janet Mills' abortion bill". June 22, 2023.
- "Roll-call Details".
- "Benjamin Collings". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 27, 2025.