Olympia Snowe

Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American politician and former United States Senator from Maine. She is a member of the Republican Party.

Olympia Snowe
United States Senator from Maine
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	George J. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Angus King
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	John Kerry
Succeeded by	John Kerry
First Lady of Maine
In office February 24, 1989 – January 8, 1995
Preceded by	Constance Brennan
Succeeded by	Mary Herman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	William Cohen
Succeeded by	John Baldacci
Maine Senate
In office 1977–1979
Maine House of Representatives
In office 1975–1977
Personal details
Born	Olympia Jean Bouchles 21 February 1947 (aged 78) Augusta, Maine
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	(1) Peter Snowe (deceased) (2) John R. McKernan, Jr.
Residence	Falmouth, Maine
Alma mater	University of Maine (B.A.)
Occupation	Senator
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Website	www.olympiaslist.org

She was the first woman to serve in both houses of a state legislature and in both houses of the United States Congress. She was the first woman to be elected Senator in the history of Maine. She is the first Greek woman ever elected to the United States Congress. Senator Snowe is a member of the United States Republican Party. Snowe also served in the United States House of Representatives. She retired in 2013, after deciding not to seek reelection in 2012. She was succeeded by Former Independent Governor of Maine Angus King.

Olympia Snowe Media

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  Snowe as a Maine Senator in 1977

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  Snowe's official photo as a U.S. Representative in 1982

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  Snowe and President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office in September 1986

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  Snowe and her husband, former Maine Governor John R. McKernan Jr., with President George W. Bush and Laura Bush at a White House holiday reception in December 2002

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  Snowe and the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter meeting at Supervisor Shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, in January 2006

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  Snowe and fellow U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins touring damaged areas of Maine in June 2007

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  In March 2008, while Snowe was a U.S. Senator, the record for the world's largest snowman or snowwoman was set in Bethel, Maine, with a snowwoman standing 122 feet 1 inch (37.21 m) in height and named Olympia in honor of Snowe.

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  Snowe meeting with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Samuel Alito in June 2005

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  Snowe (first row on lower right), one of 16 female U.S. Senators in the 110th U.S. Congress, in January 2007

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  Snowe meeting with U.S. Navy personnel returning from the Iraq War at Naval Air Station Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine in August 2003

Other websites

• U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. Senate site
• Olympia Snowe for Senate Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine official campaign site
• Profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch
• U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe video clips from the Senate Republican Conference Archived 2007-12-14 at the Wayback Machine.
• U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe audio clips from the Senate Republican Conference Archived 2007-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
• "The Anguished Moderate," The Washington Post, July 15, 2007.