Lockheed Martin’s 2023 F-35 Lobbying Blitz and Collins’s Maine Defense Ties
The Intercept reports that Lockheed Martin directed a significant portion of its 2023 political contributions to Senator Susan Collins during a period of F-35 program scrutiny. While Collins’s office denies the donations influenced her voting record, the timing coincides with her support for F-35 funding and broader questions about defense contractor influence in Maine.