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[[Image:Snowe.jpg|150px|right]]'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (b. 1947) is a [[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 generally [[conservative]]. She is a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002, although she disagreed with the size of the tax cuts. 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.
{{Officeholder
|name=Olympia Snowe
|image=Snowe.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Peter Snowe (deceased)<br/>John R. McKernan, Jr.
|religion=Orthodox
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Maine
|terms=January 4, 1995 – Present
|preceded=George Mitchell
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Maine
|district=4th
|terms=January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995
|preceded=William Cohen
|former=n
|succeeded=John Baldacci
}}
}}
'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (b. 1947) is a [[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 generally [[conservative]]. She is a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002, although she disagreed with the size of the tax cuts. 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.
==Early life==
==Early life==