Olympia Snowe
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American politician; U.S. Senator for Maine
Key facts
- Preceded by
- John Kerry
- Succeeded by
- John Kerry
- Governor
- John McKernan
- Born
- Olympia Jean Bouchles , ( 1947-02-21 ) February 21, 1947 (age 79) , Augusta, Maine , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Peter Snowe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; died 1973 ) John McKernan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Education
- University of Maine ( BA )
- Website
- Official website
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Augusta
- Spouse
- John R. McKernan
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Employer
- William Cohen
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Image
- Olympia Snowe official photo 2010 edit.jpg
- Work location
- Augusta
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Encyclopedic overview
Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States senator, representing Maine for three terms from 1995 to 2013. A lifelong member of the Republican Party, Snowe played an influential role in influencing the outcome of close votes in the U.S. Senate and in ending U.S. Senate filibusters. In 2006, Time magazine named her one of "America's Best Senators". Throughout her U.S. Senate career, she was considered one of the chamber's most moderate members.
On February 28, 2012, Snowe announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2012 U.S. Senate election, and she retired when her third term ended on January 3, 2013. She cited hyperpartisanship, leading to a dysfunctional Congress, as her primary reason for her retirement. In January 2013, she was replaced by former Maine governor Angus King, a former Democrat and current independent who won the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Maine.
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