About Olympia
Olympia Jean Snowe (born February 21, 1947) served as a U.S. Senator representing Maine from 1995 to 2013, following 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives (1979-1995). Before Congress, she held seats in the Maine state legislature. She chaired the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and served as the first woman chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower. Considered one of Congress's most moderate members, she was recognized by Time magazine in 2006 as one of America's best senators.
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- U.S. Senator from Maine
- U.S. House of Representatives member from Maine's 2nd district
- centrist voting record and legislative compromise
- first woman to chair Senate Subcommittee on Seapower
- Chair of Senate Small Business Committee
- member of Gang of 14 judicial nomination compromise
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