Olympia Snowe

American politician; U.S. Senator for Maine · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1947 · age 79

Olympia Jean Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States senator, representing Maine for three terms from 1995 to 2013.

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2012“What are our obligations to the country and to the people we represent? It's the coming up with effective solutions, sitting down and working with the issues.”In their words29 February 2012As quoted in "Andrea Mitchell's exclusive interview with Sen. Olympia Snowe" by Weesie VieiraRead the whole statement

“We are not working out issues anymore. We are working on a parallel universe, with competing proposals, up or down votes.”In their words29 February 2012As quoted in "Andrea Mitchell's exclusive interview with Sen. Olympia Snowe" by Weesie VieiraRead the whole statement

“It's not healthy for the country to have parties with polar opposite views without that bridge that you need to build consensus.”In their words28 February 2012Statement of April 2009, as quoted in "US Sen. Olympia Snowe in her own words" by The Associated PressRead the whole statement

“Ultimately, we're heading to having the smallest political tent in history, the way events have been unfolding.”In their words28 February 2012Statement of April 2009, as quoted in "US Sen. Olympia Snowe in her own words" by The Associated PressRead the whole statement

“I do find it frustrating … that an atmosphere of polarization and "my way or the highway" ideologies has become pervasive in campaigns and in our governing institutions.”In their words28 February 2012Official statement (28 February 2012), also quoted in TIME.comRead the whole statement

1999Maine Women's Hall of FameAward1947Born21 February 1947

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Snowe as a Maine Senator in 1977

Snowe's official photo as a U.S. Representative in 1982

Snowe and President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office in September 1986

Snowe and her husband, former Maine governor John R. McKernan Jr., with President George W. Bush and Laura Bush at a White House holiday reception in December 2002

Snowe and the U.S. secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter meeting at Supervisor Shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, in January 2006

Snowe and fellow U.S. senator from Maine Susan Collins touring damaged areas of Maine in June 2007

In March 2008, while Snowe was a U.S. senator, the record for the world's largest snowman or snowwoman was set in Bethel, Maine, with a snowwoman standing 122 feet 1 inch (37.21 m) in height and named Olympia in honor of Snowe.[19][20]

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I understand that the hyper-partisanship in Washington makes people feel alienated. They're frustrated and they're angry, and they should be, but they can do something about it.
As quoted in "Can Olympia Snowe Change Washington?", interview by Kathleen Fleury and Virginia M. Wright, in Downeast magazine (October, Own words

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Maine Women's Hall of Fame1999

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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.

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