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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 .
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino (born September 24, 1969) is an American author and model who has written eight books including Percolate – Let Your Best Self Filter Through and The Change Guidebook – How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life. [1]
Eight Democratic women senators appear at the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver. It has become a tradition at Democratic conventions for incumbent women senators to appear on opening night. Olympia Snowe of Maine arrived in the Senate in 1995, having previously served in the US House of Representatives and both houses of the Maine state ...
In 1990, the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues inspired a House resolution to honor long-time Caucus Secretary Lindy Boggs by naming the room the caucus met in the Corrine "Lindy" Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room, which it is known as today. [4] [5] It had previously been known as the Congresswomen's Reading Room. [4]
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]
Maine leaders want to honor Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet-level position and a driving force behind the New Deal — by encouraging the president to make ...
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 ...
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