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'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (b. 1947) is a former [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Maine]]. She is a liberal on many current issues and calls herself a moderate. She supports [[abortion]], [[gay]] rights and amnesty for Illegal Aliens. In fiscal matters and on defense, Snowe is somewhat [[conservative]], though she rejected fiscal sanity, voting nay on [[Cut, Cap and Balance]]. She was a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002. In the [[Obama administration]], she was one of only three Republicans to support the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]. Additionally, voting with Democrats on Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan. She was a member of a group of six Senators trying to craft a socialist [[health care]] bill. Snowe stated that she has asked President Obama to "take the public option off the table", and added "I don't support a [[public option]], and none of my Republican colleagues do." <ref>http://www.dailykostv.com/w/002119/</ref>

'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (born 1947) is a former [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Maine]]. She is a liberal on many current issues and calls herself a moderate. She supports [[abortion]], [[gay]] rights and amnesty for Illegal Aliens. In fiscal matters and on defense, Snowe is somewhat [[conservative]], though she rejected fiscal sanity, voting nay on [[Cut, Cap and Balance]]. She was a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002. In the [[Obama administration]], she was one of only three Republicans to support the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]. Additionally, voting with Democrats on Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan. She was a member of a group of six Senators trying to craft a socialist [[health care]] bill. Snowe stated that she has asked President Obama to "take the public option off the table", and added "I don't support a [[public option]], and none of my Republican colleagues do." <ref>http://www.dailykostv.com/w/002119/</ref>

Snowe began her career in national politics in 1978 when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since then she has never lost an election. In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine. She has high approval ratings in here home state of Maine and is the wife of former Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. National Journal ranked Olympia Snowe's voting record 50.8% conservative, 49.2% liberal. <ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/2008voteratings/</ref>. She ranks very high on [[Republican in name only|RINO]]'s list <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31018 List of RINOs]</ref> in the U.S. Senate. In February 2012, she announced that she was not seeking re-election after 22-years in the Senate.  

Snowe began her career in national politics in 1978 when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since then she has never lost an election. In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine. She has high approval ratings in here home state of Maine and is the wife of former Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. National Journal ranked Olympia Snowe's voting record 50.8% conservative, 49.2% liberal.<ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/2008voteratings/</ref> She ranks very high on [[Republican in name only|RINO]]'s list <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31018 List of RINOs]</ref> in the U.S. Senate. In February 2012, she announced that she was not seeking re-election after 22-years in the Senate.  

==Early life==  

==Early life==

Snowe was born Olympia Jean Bouchles in Augusta, Maine, the daughter of Georgia Goranites and George John Bouchles. She is a member of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]]. Olympia Snowe's mother died of [[breast cancer]] when she was eight, 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 barber and a textile mill worker respectively, along with their five other children. Following her mother's death, Snowe attended to St. Basil's Academy in Garrison, [[New York]] from the third grade to the ninth. Returning to Auburn, she attended Edward Little High School, before entering the University of Maine in Orono in 1969, where she earned a degree in political science. In 1973, Snowe's first husband was tragically killed in an automobile accident.

Snowe was born Olympia Jean Bouchles in Augusta, Maine, the daughter of Georgia Goranites and George John Bouchles. She is a member of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]]. Olympia Snowe's mother died of [[breast cancer]] when she was eight, 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 barber and a textile mill worker respectively, along with their five other children. Following her mother's death, Snowe attended to St. Basil's Academy in Garrison, [[New York]] from the third grade to the ninth. Returning to Auburn, she attended Edward Little High School, before entering the University of Maine in Orono in 1969, where she earned a degree in political science. In 1973, Snowe's first husband was tragically killed in an automobile accident.

==Political career==  

==Political career==

Snowe has been very successful in politics. She won a seat on the Board of Voter Registration and worked for Congressman [[William Cohen]]. She ran for 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. 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. She served as a member of the Budget and International Relations Committees. 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.  

Snowe has been very successful in politics. She won a seat on the Board of Voter Registration and worked for Congressman [[William Cohen]]. She ran for 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. 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. She served as a member of the Budget and International Relations Committees. 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.  

On May 23, 2005, Snowe was one of fourteen moderate senators, known as the Gang of 14, to forge a compromise on the Democrats' use of the filibuster on judicial nominees. Under the agreement, the Democrats retained the power to filibuster a Bush judicial nominee only in an "extraordinary circumstance", and the three most conservative Bush appellate court nominees, (Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen and William Pryor), received an up-or-down simple majority vote by the full Senate. The Gang played an important role in the confirmation of Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Samuel Alito]].

On May 23, 2005, Snowe was one of fourteen moderate senators, known as the Gang of 14, to forge a compromise on the Democrats' use of the filibuster on judicial nominees. Under the agreement, the Democrats retained the power to filibuster a Bush judicial nominee only in an "extraordinary circumstance", and the three most conservative Bush appellate court nominees, (Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen and William Pryor), received an up-or-down simple majority vote by the full Senate. The Gang played an important role in the confirmation of Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Samuel Alito]].

==Political views==  

==Political views==

Snowe is a self-described political moderate. She worked with Democrats to reduce the scale of the Bush tax cuts but supported the broad principle of cutting taxes as economic stimulus. She joined fellow [[RINO]]s, Senator's [[Lincoln Chafee]] and [[John McCain]] in voting against the tax cut bill of 2003. In 2005, she expressed concerns over President [[George W. Bush]]'s plans to privatize [[Social Security]]. 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 (Women In the Senate and House), a group of "[[Pro-Choice]]" Republican Women. Likewise, she is supportive of the [[same-sex "marriage"]].<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/olympia-snowe-gay-marriage_n_3022266.html</ref>

Snowe is a self-described political moderate. She worked with Democrats to reduce the scale of the Bush tax cuts but supported the broad principle of cutting taxes as economic stimulus. She joined fellow [[RINO]]s, Senator's [[Lincoln Chafee]] and [[John McCain]] in voting against the tax cut bill of 2003. In 2005, she expressed concerns over President [[George W. Bush]]'s plans to privatize [[Social Security]]. 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 (Women In the Senate and House), a group of "[[Pro-Choice]]" Republican Women. Likewise, she is supportive of the [[same-sex "marriage"]].<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/olympia-snowe-gay-marriage_n_3022266.html</ref>

*Olympia Snowe (R): 74%  

*Olympia Snowe (R): 74%  

*Jean Hay Bright (D): 21%

*Jean Hay Bright (D): 21%

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home Official Website]

*[http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home Official Website]

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