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Olympia Snowe

Olympia Snowe
Snowe smiling
Snowe in 2010
United States Senator
from Maine
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byGeorge Mitchell
Succeeded byAngus King
Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJohn Kerry
Succeeded byJohn Kerry
First Lady of Maine
In role
February 24, 1989 – January 5, 1995
GovernorJohn McKernan
Preceded byConstance Brennan
Succeeded byMary Herman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byBill Cohen
Succeeded byJohn Baldacci
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 5, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Preceded byElmer Berry[1]
Succeeded byBarbara Trafton[2]
Personal details
Born
Olympia Jean Bouchles

(1947-02-21) February 21, 1947 (age 77)
Augusta, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
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(m. 1969; died 1973)​
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(m. 1989)​
EducationUniversity of Maine (BA)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Olympia Snowe's voice
Snowe discusses opposition to the closure of Naval Air Station Brunswick at a 2005 BRAC hearing
Recorded August 10, 2005

Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters.[3][4] In 2006, she was named one of America's Best Senators by Time magazine.[5] Throughout her Senate career, she was considered one of the most moderate members of the chamber.[6]

On February 28, 2012, Snowe announced that she would not seek re-election in November 2012, and retired when her third term ended on January 3, 2013.[7] She cited hyper-partisanship leading to a dysfunctional Congress as the reason for her retirement from the Senate. Her seat went to former governor Angus King, a former Democrat and current independent.

Snowe is a senior fellow for the Bipartisan Policy Center and co-chairs its Commission on Political Reform.[8]

  1. ^ "Data" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. 1975. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. ^ "Data" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. 1979. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. ^ Kane, Paul; Cillizza, Chris (February 29, 2012). "Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) says she'll retire, citing partisanship in Congress". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  4. ^ McGregor, Jena (February 29, 2012). "Losing Olympia Snowe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Olympia J. Snowe: The Caretaker". Time. 2006-04-14. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  6. ^ Hulse, Carl (February 10, 2009). "Maine Senators Break With Republican Party on Stimulus". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Maine GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe won't seek re-election". USA Today. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  8. ^ "Olympia Snowe". Bipartisan Policy Center. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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