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  2. Olympia Snowe - Wikipedia

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    Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters.

  3. 2012 United States Senate election in Maine - Wikipedia

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    However, on February 28, 2012, Snowe announced that she would be retiring from the U.S. Senate at the end of her term, citing the "atmosphere of polarization and 'my way or the highway' ideologies has become pervasive in campaigns and in our governing institutions" as the reason for her retirement. [6]

  4. Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

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    On September 12, 2007, the bill became a bipartisan initiative when Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) cosponsored the bill. After earlier passing the House and Senate in different forms in May 2008 mainly with support from Democrats and a few Republicans, a bipartisan deal was brokered and the bill passed as an amendment to H.R. 2642, the FY08 ...

  5. 2012 United States Senate elections - Wikipedia

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    Following senator Joe Lieberman's retirement from the Senate in 2013, King became the second Independent incumbent senator, after Vermont's Bernie Sanders. Incumbent Olympia Snowe won re-election to a third term in 2006 with 74.01% of the vote over Democrat Jean Hay Bright and independent Bill Slavick.

  6. 2000 United States Senate election in Maine - Wikipedia

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    Olympia Snowe, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1995 (Republican) Campaign. Snowe, a popular moderate incumbent, [1] outpolled and outspent Lawrence. [2]

  7. 2006 United States Senate election in Maine - Wikipedia

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    2006 United States Senate election in Maine ← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 → Nominee Olympia Snowe Jean Hay Bright Bill Slavick Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 402,598 111,984 29,220 Percentage 74.01% 20.59% 5.37% County results Municipality results Snowe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Bright: 40–50% Slavick: 80–90% U.S. senator before election Olympia ...

  8. Here's who filed for office in Spokane County - AOL

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    May 14—Friday was the deadline to file for political office in the Aug. 6 primary in Washington, and Monday was the deadline for candidates to withdraw from races if they changed their minds.

  9. 1994 United States Senate election in Maine - Wikipedia

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    Congressman Tom Andrews won the Democratic primary unopposed, while Congresswoman Olympia Snowe won the Republican primary unopposed. In the general election, Snowe defeated Andrews in a rout to win her first of three terms in the United States Senate, a stark contrast to retiring Senator Mitchell's landslide win six years prior. Republicans ...