Olympia Snowe

Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947 in Augusta, Maine) is a Republican politician and, as of 2005, the senior United States senator from Maine.

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February 21 - 1947 - Augusta, Maine - Republican - United States senator - Maine

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A moderate Republican in a Senate with 45 Democrats and 55 Republicans, Snowe often affects the outcome of close votes and filibusters. This has given her outsized political influence on contentious issues; the respected magazine Congressional Quarterly has reported that ?her presence at the negotiating table in the 107th Congress has become nearly a necessity?. However, her moderate views have drawn attacks from more conservative Republicans; the Club for Growth and Concerned Women for America label her a "Republican in Name Only" ("RINO").

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Filibusters - Congressional Quarterly - Conservative - Club for Growth - Concerned Women for America - "Republican in Name Only" ("RINO")

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Snowe married John McKernan, then-governor of Maine, in February 1989. Snowe and McKernan had served together in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1986.

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John McKernan - Governor - 1989 - United States House of Representatives - 1983 - 1986

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