OLYMPIA SNOWE
Name: Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe
Born: 21 February 1947 Augusta, Maine
Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947) is a Republican Party (GOP)
politician and the senior United States Senator from Maine.
A moderate Republican, Snowe has become widely known for her ability to
influence close votes and Senatorial filibusters, making her among the most
influential of U.S. Senators. She is considered a centrist Republican in the
senate.
In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine.
Congressional Quarterly noted that her presence at the negotiating table in the
107th Congress was "nearly a necessity." Her political popularity in her home
state is the highest of any current U.S. Senator; as of November 22, 2006, she
enjoyed a 79 percent approval rating in her home state of Maine.
Name: Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe
Born: 21 February 1947 Augusta, Maine
Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947) is a Republican Party (GOP)
politician and the senior United States Senator from Maine.
A moderate Republican, Snowe has become widely known for her ability to
influence close votes and Senatorial filibusters, making her among the most
influential of U.S. Senators. She is considered a centrist Republican in the
senate.
In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine.
Congressional Quarterly noted that her presence at the negotiating table in the
107th Congress was "nearly a necessity." Her political popularity in her home
state is the highest of any current U.S. Senator; as of November 22, 2006, she
enjoyed a 79 percent approval rating in her home state of Maine.