Olympia Snowe

Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American politician and former United States Senator from Maine. She is a member of the Republican Party.

She was the first woman to serve in both houses of a state legislature and in both houses of the United States Congress. She was the first woman to be elected Senator in the history of Maine. She is the first Greek woman ever elected to the United States Congress. Senator Snowe is a member of the United States Republican Party. Snowe also served in the United States House of Representatives. She retired in 2013, after deciding not to seek reelection in 2012. She was succeeded by Former Independent Governor of Maine Angus King.

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U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe  official U.S. Senate site
Olympia Snowe for Senate  official campaign site
Profile  at SourceWatch
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe video clips from the Senate Republican Conference .
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe audio clips from the Senate Republican Conference 
"The Anguished Moderate," The Washington Post, July 15, 2007.

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