AP FACT CHECK: No proof Sen. Collins voted to help husband

Democrat Sara Gideon has launched a new TV ad making an unsupported claim that Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has used her power in public office to advance legislation to help her husband and his business.Gideon’s campaign began running the ad this month, in one of the country’s tightest U.S. Senate campaigns. Democrats hope they have a chance at flipping the chamber if voters send Gideon, currently the speaker of the Maine House, to the Senate over Collins, who is seeking a