Democrat for U.S. Senate
Collins
Withdrew 3/9/2020
Website: wilmotcollins.com
Facebook: facebook.com/WilmotCollinsforSenate
Twitter: twitter.com/CollinsWilmot
Collins, elected mayor of Helena in 2017, announced his bid for the U.S. Senate May 13. A Liberian refugee, he fled his home country’s civil war in the 1990s. Collins is thought to be Montana’s first black mayor since statehood.
Race overview: 2020 U.S. Senate
Key coverage in the race for U.S. Senate
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Shared State: Ep. 4 — The quiet beauty of our state
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Montana PBS debate: U.S. Senate
Video of Daines and Bullock at their Montana PBS debate Sept. 28
Campaign finance
As a federal candidate, Collins has a campaign committee that files financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Data shown here, current through 05/06/2020, is pulled from the FEC website for the 2019-20 election cycle.
$281,852
Total raised
$281,852
Total spent
$277,994
From individuals
$0
From committees
$0
Self-financing
Note: Fundraising components shown here don't necessarily sum to total fundraising because of miscellaneous receipts and accounting adjustments. Self-financing includes candidate contributions and campaign loans.
Contributions by zip code: Wilmot Collins (D)
No itemized data available from the FEC as of last election guide update.
0.0%
Portion of individual receipts from Montana
0
Itemized individual contributions reported
0
Number at $2,800 contribution limit
Note: Small individual donors totalling $200 or less in contributions aren’t necessarily reported in itemized data used for map. Individual contributions to federal candidates are limited to $2,800.
Media coverage
Stories tracked in our database of 2020 election coverage.
Montana Free Press
In Bozeman, Democratic senatorial candidates jostle for a chance to challenge Daines | Montana Free Press
02/24/2020
Lee Newspapers
Democrats square off in U.S. Senate race debate
02/22/2020
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Democratic senate candidates talk climate, health care, minimum wage, in first debate
02/21/2020
Face2Face Africa
Wilmot Collins, the Liberian refugee who became the first black mayor in Montana - Face2Face Africa
01/14/2020
The Economist
What America could lose by curtailing refugee resettlement
12/05/2019
NPR
In Montana, A Liberian Refugee Mounts A U.S. Senate Challenge
10/09/2019
Helena Independent Record
Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins announces 2020 bid for US Senate
05/13/2019
On the issues
No responses on file to questionnaire conducted before June primary. {ledeIn} All active candidates in the race were contacted repeatedly via phone numbers and emails included in election paperwork. Some didn't submit complete responses by deadline.
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