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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.
Maine was admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820. The state's U.S. senators belong to class 1 and class 2. Republican Susan Collins (first elected in 1996) and Independent Angus King (first elected in 2012) are Maine's current U.S. senators, making Maine one of four states to have a split United States Senate delegation.
Lois Anita Snowe-Mello (February 27, 1948 – January 24, 2016) was an American politician from Maine. [1] Snowe-Mello was a Republican former State Senator from Maine's 15th District, representing her residence in Poland as well as Auburn , Minot and New Gloucester .
The 2000 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Mark Lawrence.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Olympia Snowe won re-election to a third term. As of 2024, this was the last time Republicans won the Class 1 U.S. Senate seat in Maine.
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Following independent Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman's retirement from the Senate in 2013, King became the second independent incumbent U.S. Senator, after Vermont's Bernie Sanders. This was the first U.S. Senate race in Maine since 1988 that was not won by a Republican. This was also the first Senate election in the state since 1854 not won ...
The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine.The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution allows for "an odd number of Senators, not less than 31 nor more than 35". [1]