Olympia Snowe

From The Almanac of Maine Politics

{{Infobox politician |name=Olympia Snowe |image=Snoweheadshot.jpg |office 1= |office 1 dates= |predecessor 1= |successor 1= |office 2= |office 2 dates= |predecessor 2= |successor 2= |office 3= |office 3 dates= |predecessor 3= |successor 3= |office 4= |office 4 dates= |predecessor 4= |successor 4= |office 5= |office 5 dates= |predecessor 5= |successor 5= |office 6= |office 6 dates= |predecessor 6= |successor 6= |office 7= |office 7 dates= |predecessor 7= |successor 7= |office 8= |office 8 dates= |predecessor 8= |successor 8= |born= |party= |spouse= |children= |residence= |occupation= |religion= |signature image= }} '''Olympia Jean Snowe''' (née '''Bouchles'''; born February 21, 1947) is the senior [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Maine]] and a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end [[filibuster (legislative tactic)|filibuster]]s.<ref name="natjourncentrists">{{cite news|title=The Centrists|page=33|publisher=National Journal|date=2007-03-03|url=http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/pdf/06centrists.pdf|accessdate=2007-04-06 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She and her fellow Senator from Maine, [[Susan Collins]], are regarded as leading [[moderate]]s within their party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) says she’ll retire, citing partisanship in Congress|publisher=Washington Post|date=29 February 2012|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sen-olympia-snowe-a-maine-moderate-wont-seek-another-term/2012/02/28/gIQAnvOAhR_story.html|accessdate=7 March 2012|first1=Paul|last1=Kane|first2=Chris|last2=Cillizza}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Losing Olympia Snowe|publisher=Washington Post|date=29 February 2012|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-leadership/post/losing-olympia-snowe/2011/04/01/gIQAokuiiR_blog.html|accessdate=7 March 2012|first=Jena|last=McGregor}}</ref> In 2006, she was named one of America's Best Senators by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' Magazine.<ref name="timecaretaker">{{cite news|title=Olympia J. Snowe: The Caretaker|publisher=Time|date=2006-04-14|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183967,00.html|accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref> On February 28, 2012, Snowe announced that she will not seek [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2012|reelection in November 2012]], and will retire when her third term ends on January 3, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maine GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe won't seek re-election|publisher=USA TODAY|date=2012-02-28|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/02/olympia-snowe-senate-retirement-maine/1?csp=34news#.T01rkcmF-ww|accessdate=2012-02-28 }}</ref> She cited hyper-partisanship leading to a dysfunctional Congress as her reason for not seeking reelection. In September 2012, it was reported that she and Democrat Senator [[Barbara Boxer]] would appear together in an NBC sitcom episode.<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Sen-Snowe-ready-to-make-sitcom-debut-3870532.php</ref> ==Early life== [[File:Snowe1980official.gif|thumb|140px|left|Official photo of then Representative Snowe from 1980]] Snowe was born '''Olympia Jean Bouchles''' in [[Augusta, Maine]], the daughter of Georgia (née Goranites) and George John Bouchles. Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[Sparti]], [[Greece]], and her maternal grandparents were also [[Greeks|Greek]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FAA9DC268E8E826&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=2003-04-11}}</ref><ref name="battleancestry">{{cite web|last=Battle|first=Robert|title=Ancestries of United States Senators: Olympia Snowe|publisher=self-published|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/snowe.htm|accessdate=2007-04-07 }}</ref> She is a member of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]].<ref name="realwomansissue">{{cite news|last=Broder|first=David S.|title=A Real Woman's Issue|publisher=Washington Post|date=1997-06-08|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-725599.html|accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref><ref name="hellenicnews">{{cite web|title=Archbishop Demetrios and Other Religious Leaders Testify on Capitol Hill|publisher=Hellenic News|date=2005-03-16|url=http://www.hellenicnews.com/readnews.html?newsid=3239&lang=US|accessdate=2007-04-07}}{{dead link|date=June 2012}}</ref> Snowe's early life had its share of tragedies; when she was nine, her mother died of [[breast cancer]], and her father died of [[heart disease]] barely a year later. Orphaned, she was moved to [[Auburn, Maine]], to be raised by her aunt and uncle, a textile mill worker and a barber, respectively, along with their five other children. Her brother John was raised separately, by other family members. Within a few years, disease would also claim her uncle's life. Following her mother's death, Snowe was sent to St. Basil's Academy in [[Garrison, New York]], where she remained from the third grade to the ninth. One of her teachers was Athena Hatziemmanuel, a notable Greek-American educator at the school. Returning to Auburn, she attended [[Edward Little High School]], before entering the [[University of Maine]] in [[Orono, Maine]], from which she earned a degree in political science in 1969. Shortly after graduation, Bouchles married her fiancé, Republican state legislator [[Peter Snowe]]. ==Early political career== [[File:SenSnowe-1997.jpg|State Senator Snowe|thumb|190px|left]] Snowe entered politics and rose quickly, winning a seat on the Board of Voter Registration and working for [[Member of Congress|Congressman]] (later [[U.S. Senator]] and [[U.S. Secretary of Defense]]) [[William Cohen]]. Tragedy struck Snowe again in 1973, when her husband was killed in an automobile accident. At the urging of family, friends, neighbors and local leaders, Snowe ran for her husband's [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]]-based seat in the [[Maine House of Representatives]] at the age of 26 and won. She was re-elected to the House in 1974, and, in 1976, won election to the [[Maine Senate]], representing [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin County]]. That same year, she was a delegate to both the state and national Republican conventions. Snowe was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1978, and represented Maine's 2nd Congressional District from 1979 to 1995. The district takes in most of the northern two-thirds of the state, including [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]] and her hometown of Auburn. She served as a member of the Budget and International Relations Committees. Snowe married [[John R. McKernan, Jr.|John "Jock" McKernan]], then [[List of Governors of Maine|Governor]] of Maine, in February 1989. Tragedy struck Snowe yet again in 1991 when her stepson Peter McKernan died from a heart ailment at the age of 20. Snowe and McKernan had served together in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1983 to 1986, when McKernan represented the 1st District. While Snowe was First Lady of Maine from 1989 to 1995, she served as a U.S. Representative and was elected and sworn in as a United States Senator. ==U.S. Senate career== ===Elections=== [[File:Bush Family Olympia Snowe Christmas.jpg|thumb|155px|Senator Snowe and her husband enjoy a holiday reception at the [[White House]] from President and Mrs. Bush]] In 1994, when [[Senate Majority Leader]] [[George J. Mitchell]] declined to run for re-election, Snowe immediately declared her candidacy for the seat. The [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee was her House colleague, 1st District Congressman [[Thomas Andrews (politician)|Tom Andrews]]. Snowe defeated Andrews 60–36%, carrying every county in the state. Snowe was part of the Republican election sweep of 1994, when the Republican party captured both the House and Senate for the first time since 1954. Snowe was easily reelected in 2000 over State Senate President [[Mark Lawrence (politician)|Mark Lawrence]], increasing her winning margin to 69%-31%. ===Tenure=== [[File:FEMA - 29384 - Paulison tour in Maine.jpg|thumb|Olympia Snowe toured damaged areas of Maine in 2007]] Snowe was an important voice during the Senate's 1999 [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment trial]] of then-President [[Bill Clinton]]. She and fellow Maine Senator [[Susan Collins]] sponsored a motion that would have allowed the Senate to vote separately on the charges and the remedy — a "finding of fact" resolution. When the motion failed, Snowe and Collins voted to acquit, arguing that Clinton's perjury did not warrant his removal from office. [[File:US Navy 060120-N-2568S-068 Senator Olympia Snow, and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, meet in the boardroom at Supervisor Shipbuilding, Bath Iron Works.jpg|thumb|left|Senator Olympia Snowe and the Secretary of the Navy meet in the boardroom at Supervisor Shipbuilding, Bath Iron Works]] Her occasional breaks with the Bush administration drew attacks from [[conservatism|conservative]] Republicans; the [[Club for Growth]] and [[Concerned Women for America]] label her a "[[Republican In Name Only]]" (RINO).<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6874426.ece ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> In February 2006, TheWhiteHouseProject.org named Snowe one of its "8 in '08", a group of eight female politicians who could possibly run and/or be elected president in 2008.<ref name="whitehouseprojectpr">{{cite press release|title=8 for ’08|publisher=The White House Project|date=2006-02-16|url=http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/newsroom/releases/2006/PressRelease021606.php|accessdate=2007-04-07 }}{{dead link|date=June 2012}}</ref> In April 2006, Snowe was selected by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of "America's 10 Best Senators."<ref name="timetenbest">{{cite news|last=Calabresi|first=Massimo|coauthors=Perry Bacon Jr.|title=America's 10 Best Senators|publisher=Time|date=2006-04-16|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1184052,00.html|accessdate=2007-04-07 }}</ref> She was the only woman so recognized. ''Time'' praised Snowe for her sensitivity to her constituents, also noting that: "Because of her centrist views and eagerness to get beyond partisan point scoring, Maine Republican Olympia Snowe is in the center of every policy debate in Washington." She received an honorary degree from [[Bates College]] in 1998, and another from the [[University of Delaware]] in 2008. Snowe did not miss any of the 657 votes on the Senate floor during the [[110th United States Congress|110th Congress]] from 2007 to 2009.<ref name=missed>{{cite news|title=Senate members who missed votes: 100th Congress|work=Washington Post|year=2009|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/vote-missers/|accessdate=February 4, 2009 }}</ref> She was one of only eight senators who did not miss any votes during that session.<ref name=missed/> Snowe is the fourth woman to serve on the [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Senate Armed Services Committee]] and the first to chair its seapower subcommittee, which oversees the [[United States Navy|Navy]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. In 2001, Snowe became the first Republican woman to secure a full-term seat on the [[Senate Finance Committee]]. Snowe was the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]]; she is also the first woman to have served in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of the U.S. Congress. Additionally, she is the first Greek-American congresswoman. With her 1989 marriage to McKernan, she became the first person to simultaneously be a member of Congress and First Lady of a state. She has never lost an election in 35 years as an elected official, and in the 2006 midterm senatorial elections, Snowe won with a reported 73.99% of votes. On Tuesday February 27, 2012, citing excessive partisanship and a dispiriting political environment, the Senator said that she would not run for re-election in November 2012. Her surprise decision delivered a potential blow to Republicans who need just a handful of seats to regain control of the Senate; Ms. Snowe was considered one of their safer incumbents.<ref>{{cite news|last=STEINHAUER|first=JENNIFER|title=Olympia Snowe Won’t Seek Re-election|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/us/politics/snowe-opts-not-to-seek-re-election-in-maine.html?_r=1&hp|accessdate=29 February 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=29 February 2012}}</ref> ===Gang of 14=== [[File:Alito.jpg|thumb|Snowe meets with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge [[Samuel Alito]].]] On May 23, 2005, Snowe was one of fourteen senators dubbed the [[Gang of 14]], who defused a [[George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies|confrontation]] between Senate Democrats (who were [[filibustering]] several judicial nominees) and the Senate Republican leadership (who wanted to use the nominations as a flashpoint to eliminate filibusters on nominees through the so-called [[nuclear option]]). The Gang-brokered compromise precluded further filibusters and the implementation of the nuclear option for the remainder of the [[109th United States Congress|109th Congress]]; under its terms, the Democrats retained the power to filibuster a Bush judicial nominee in an "extraordinary circumstance," and nominees ([[Janice Rogers Brown]], [[Priscilla Owen]] and [[William H. Pryor, Jr.|William Pryor]]) received a simple majority vote by the full Senate. The Gang later played an important role in the confirmation of Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts|John Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Samuel Alito]], as they asserted that neither met the "extraordinary circumstances" provision outlined in their agreement. Snowe ultimately voted for both Roberts and Alito. ===Committee assignments=== [[File:Female senators.jpg|thumb|Olympia Snowe in a picture of the 16 female senators in the 110th US Congress.]] *'''[[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation|Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation]]''' **[[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security|Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security]] **[[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet|Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet]] **[[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance|Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance]] **[[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard|Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard]] (Ranking Member) **[[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space|Subcommittee on Science and Space]] **[[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security|Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security]] *'''[[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Committee on Finance]]''' **[[United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care|Subcommittee on Health Care]] **[[United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth|Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-term Growth]] **[[United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness|Subcommittee on International Trade and Global Competitiveness]] *'''[[United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship|Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship]]''' (Ranking Member) *'''[[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Committee on Intelligence]] ===Caucus memberships=== *Dairy Farmer Caucus *Health Technology Caucus (Co-Chair) *[[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]] (Co-Chair) *Senate Tourism Caucus *Senate Women’s Caucus *Sportsmen's Caucus *Senate Hunger Caucus *[[Senate Oceans Caucus]] ==Political positions== [[File:80403BNAS Maine heros.jpg|thumb|Snowe meets with sailors returning from [[Iraq]], at Maine's [[Naval Air Station Brunswick]].]] Snowe shares a centrist ideology with Maine's junior Senator, [[Susan Collins]], who is considered a "half-turn more conservative" than Snowe.<ref name=time>{{cite news|date=2009-02-12|work=[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]]|title=How Maine's GOP Senators Are Key to Obama's Agenda|url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1878942,00.html}}</ref> Snowe supports legalized [[abortion]] and some [[gay rights]], and though she previously voted to block the repeal of [[Don't Ask Don't Tell]], she was one of eight Republican senators to vote for the repeal on December 18, 2010. In her 2006 re-election campaign, she was one of two Republican Senate candidates endorsed by the prominent gay rights organization, the [[Human Rights Campaign]] (the other was [[Lincoln Chafee]] of [[Rhode Island]]).<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|url=http://www.hrc.org/nov2006/candidates.htm|accessdate=2011-06-07 }}</ref> She also supports the [[death penalty]] and strongly supports the [[war on drugs]] and the [[United States embargo against Cuba|United States embargo against]] [[Cuba]]. Snowe supported both President Clinton's involvement in [[Kosovo]] and President [[George W. Bush]]'s invasions in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. On [[fiscal policy|fiscal]] issues, she has voiced support for cutting taxes as economic stimulus, although she joined fellow Republican senators [[Lincoln Chafee]] and [[John McCain]] in voting against the [[Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003|Bush tax cuts]] in 2003. However, she voted for the extension in 2011. She opposes most free trade agreements, including the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA), the [[Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement|Central America Free Trade Agreement]] (CAFTA). She was the only Republican to vote for the [[Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Act]] of 1992. She is a strong supporter of environmental protections. Both Snowe and fellow Maine Senator [[Susan Collins]] have embraced strong gun-control measures following the [[Columbine High School shooting]] in 1999. [[File:Olympia Snowe and Mary Landrieu SBC.jpg|thumb|left|Olympia Snowe and Chairwoman [[Mary Landrieu]] address the Small Business Committee]] In the 110th Congress, Snowe worked to ensure passage of a genetic non-discrimination act, which she had previously worked to pass for nearly eight years; opposed cutting loans through the [[Small Business Administration]]; offered legislation aimed at reducing the price of prescription drugs and insurance costs for small businesses; and became a leading voice among Congressional Republicans expressing concerns over President Bush's plans for the privatization of [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]]. [[Image:SMCandOJS.jpg|thumb|With fellow Maine Senator [[Susan Collins]]]] Snowe is a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]] and supports [[stem cell research]]. She is also a member of [[Republicans for Environmental Protection]], the [[Republican Majority for Choice]], [[Republicans for Choice]] and [[The Wish List (political organization)|The Wish List]] (Women In the Senate and House), a group of pro-choice Republican women. In 2008, Snowe endorsed Republican candidate [[John McCain]] for [[President of the United States]].<ref name="johnmccainendorsement">{{cite news|title=Endorsement of John McCain|publisher=Youtube|date=2007-02-02|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=45YN1I89vx0|accessdate=2007-04-06 }}</ref> In the [[111th United States Congress|111th Congress]], Snowe backed the release of additional [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]] (TARP) funds and the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]. While she opposed [[Barack Obama|President Obama]]'s budget resolution, she pledged to work in a bipartisan manner on the issues of [[Health care reform in the United States|health care reform]] and energy.<ref name="Olympiabipartisanship">{{cite news|title=Snowe Responds to President’s Outline on the State of the American Economy|publisher=Senate Office of Olympia Snowe|date=2009-04-14|url=http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=a60ae1aa-802a-23ad-408e-e860673e3982|accessdate=2009-04-14 }}</ref> On October 13, 2009, Snowe voted for the Finance Committee's health care reform bill. However, she stated that she might not support the final bill because of reservations.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/health/policy/14health.html?_r=1&ref=politics Republican’s Vote Lifts a Health Bill, but Hurdles Remain], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 14, 2009</ref> In December 2009, Snowe voted against cloture for two procedural motions and ultimately against [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|the Senate Health Care Reform Bill]].<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> Snowe again voted against health care reform when she voted "no" on the [[Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00105|title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote|publisher=Senate.gov|date=|accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref> When Snowe announced in February 2012 that she would not seek re-election, it was reported that she and Democrat [[Ben Nelson]] had the closest overlap of any two members of the U.S. Senate.<ref>http://www.policyshop.net/home/2012/2/29/who-wins-from-hyper-partisanship-as-olympia-snowe-departs.html</ref> Neither will serve in the Senate after 2012. ==Electoral history== {{BLP unsourced section|date=June 2010}} [[File:OlympiaSnowWomanBethelMaine.jpg|thumb|Townspeople and businesses in [[Bethel, Maine]] created "Olympia" the snow-woman, named after Maine senator Olympia Snowe]] {{Election box begin|title=[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2006|Maine U.S. Senate Election 2006]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=405,596 |percentage=74.41% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=[[Jean Hay Bright]] |votes=113,131 |percentage=20.75% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=William H. Slavick |votes=26,222 |percentage=4.81% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2000|Maine U.S. Senate Election 2000]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=437,689 |percentage=68.94% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=[[Mark Lawrence (politician)|Mark Lawrence]] |votes=197,183 |percentage=31.06% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=[[United States Senate election in Maine, 1994|Maine U.S. Senate Election 1994]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe |votes=308,244 |percentage=60.24% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=[[Thomas Andrews (politician)|Tom Andrews]] |votes=186,042 |percentage=36.36% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=Plato Truman |votes=17,205 |percentage=3.36% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1992}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=153,022 |percentage=49.13% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=[[Patrick K. McGowan]] |votes=130,824 |percentage=42.01% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Green Party (US) |candidate=Jonathan K. Carter |votes=27,526 |percentage=8.84% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1990}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=121,704 |percentage=51.02% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=[[Patrick K. McGowan]] |votes=116,798 |percentage=48.97% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1988}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=167,226 |percentage=66.17% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=Kenneth P. Hayes |votes=85,346 |percentage=33.77% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1986}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=148,770 |percentage=77.32% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=Richard R. Charette |votes=43,614 |percentage=22.67% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1984}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=192,166 |percentage=75.72% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=Chipman C. Bull |votes=57,347 |percentage=22.60% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Constitution Party (United States) |candidate=Kenneth E. Stoddard |votes=4,242 |percentage=1.67% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1982}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=136,075 |percentage=66.65% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=James Patrick Dunleavy |votes=68,086 |percentage=33.35% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1980}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe (incumbent) |votes=186,406 |percentage=78.50% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=Harold L. Silverman |votes=51,026 |percentage=21.49% |change= }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1978}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Republican Party (United States) |candidate=Olympia Snowe |votes=87,939 |percentage=50.82% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Democratic Party (United States) |candidate=Markham J. Gartley |votes=70,691 |percentage=40.85% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=Frederick W. Whittaker |votes=8,035 |percentage=4.64% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=Eddie Shurtleff |votes=1,923 |percentage=1.11% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=Robert H. Burmeister |votes=1,653 |percentage=0.96% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=Margaret E. Cousins |votes=1,573 |percentage=0.91% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Independent (politician) |candidate=Robert L. Cousins |votes=1,223 |percentage=0.71% |change= }} {{Election box end}} ==See also== *[[Women in the United States Senate]] *[[Rockefeller Republican]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *''Nine & Counting: The Women of the Senate'', Boxer, Collins, Snowe ''et al.'', ISBN 0-06-095706-9. ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://snowe.senate.gov/ U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe] ''official U.S. Senate site'' *[http://www.olympiasnowe.com/ Olympia Snowe for Senate] ''official campaign site'' *{{CongLinks|congbio=s000663|votesmart=H1630103|washpo=Olympia_Snowe|govtrack=300091|opencong=300091_Olympia_Snowe|cspan=3260|ontheissues=Senate/Olympia_Snowe.htm|surge=|legistorm=558/Sen_Olympia_Snowe_ME.html|fec=S4ME00055|opensecrets=N00000480|followthemoney=|nyt=s/olympia_j_snowe|findagrave=}} *[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Olympia_Snowe Profile] at [[SourceWatch]] *[http://www.senate.gov/src/television/index.cfm?fuseaction=getSenator&senator=20 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe video clips from the Senate Republican Conference]{{dead link|date=June 2012}}. *[http://www.senate.gov/src/radio/index.cfm?fuseaction=getSenator&senator=20 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe audio clips from the Senate Republican Conference]{{dead link|date=June 2012}} *[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/14/AR2007071400889_pf.html "The Anguished Moderate," ''The Washington Post'', July 15, 2007]. 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