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Senator Olympia Snowe
Republican • Maine • 11th Term • Sworn In 1979
- 42 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 21 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- 216 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
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Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate nomination debate
...part of News 8’s commitment to keeping voters informed about the race to replace Republican Olympia Snowe in the U.S. Senate, News 8 hosted a debate on Wednesday between the four Democrats running in the June 12 Primary. News 8 pushed the candidates o
Dodge files signatures for Senate run
...4,000 signatures by June 1 to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot. Dodge originally filed to run as a Republican against Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, but left the party in February after criticizing its mishandling of the presidential caucuses that month. Sno
Dodge files signatures for Senate run
Dodge originally filed to run as a Republican against Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, but left the party in February after criticizing its mishandling of the presidential caucuses that month. Snowe later announced her retirement, opening the door ...
NOAA's Bizarre Unfolding Fiscal Scandal
...appears to have a reverse Midas touch on budgetary matters," added Ruch, noting that congressional leaders, such as U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, are calling for increased scrutiny in areas that have rarely been controversial. "Given the implosion of NOAA
Voice of the Voter Forum: Congressional District 2 Republicans
...second district congressional seat. Kevin Raye of Perry is the president of the Maine Senate, a former aide to Sen. Olympia Snowe and the owner of a longtime family business, Raye's Mustard mill in Eastport. Blaine Richardson of Belfast is a retired Nav
Voice of the Voter Forum: Congressional District 2 Republicans
...second district congressional seat. Kevin Raye of Perry is the president of the Maine Senate, a former aide to Sen. Olympia Snowe and the owner of a longtime family business, Raye's Mustard mill in Eastport. Blaine Richardson of Belfast is a retired Nav
Dodge qualifies as independent U.S. Senate candidate
...least 4,000 signatures by June 1 to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot. Dodge originally filed to run as a Republican against Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, but unenrolled from the party in February after criticizing its mishandling of the presidential caucuse
Voice of the Voter Forum: Congressional District 2 Republicans
...second district congressional seat. Kevin Raye of Perry is the president of the Maine Senate, a former aide to Sen. Olympia Snowe and the owner of a longtime family business, Raye's Mustard mill in Eastport. Blaine Richardson of Belfast is a retired Nav
Angus King officially enters Senate race in Maine
...Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who is retiring. The independent candidate has been the presumed frontrunner since shortly after Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced in February she would retire. King told a crowd of supporters at the State House on Tuesday m
Michael Dukakis, Prof. Politics
...to me that [Sen.] Richard Lugar's defeat in Indiana, [Rep.] Mike Castle's defeat in the primary in Delaware in 2010 and [Sen.] Olympia Snowe's retirement now makes it official: Moderate and thoughtful Republicanism in the U.S. is dead. How do California
Michael Dukakis, Prof. Politics
...to me that [Sen.] Richard Lugar's defeat in Indiana, [Rep.] Mike Castle's defeat in the primary in Delaware in 2010 and [Sen.] Olympia Snowe's retirement now makes it official: Moderate and thoughtful Republicanism in the U.S. is dead. How do California
Michael Dukakis, Prof. Politics
...to me that [Sen.] Richard Lugar's defeat in Indiana, [Rep.] Mike Castle's defeat in the primary in Delaware in 2010 and [Sen.] Olympia Snowe's retirement now makes it official: Moderate and thoughtful Republicanism in the U.S. is dead. How do California
US Senate votes to ban bath salts, synthetic marijuana
highway on Saturday was high on the drug, according to a CBS News report. Collins and fellow Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe both are co-sponsors of the Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act, the bill proposed by Schumer. “I am pleased ...
US Senate votes to ban bath salts, synthetic marijuana
highway on Saturday was high on the drug, according to a CBS News report. Collins and fellow Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe both are co-sponsors of the Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act, the bill proposed by Schumer. “I am pleased ...
Maine soldier dies in Afghanistan
The cause is being investigated. Brainard, 26, of Newport, was an active duty helicopter pilot assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, a release from U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe's office said. He is a 2004 graduate of Foxcroft Academy and a 2008 ...
Maine Independent Aims To Be Senate King, Acknowledges Potted Plant Potential
Angus King, on Tuesday officially entered the race to replace retiring moderate GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe. King, 68, an alternative energy entrepreneur and supporter of President Obama, filed more than 6,000 signatures with Maine's secretary of ...
Senator Condemns Unauthorized NWS Funds Transfers
National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes retired and a new acting administrator is taking over May 29, but U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe says this doesn't end the matter. National Hurricane Preparedness Week is taking place through June 2 ...
King files signatures, officially enters U.S. Senate race
...U.S. Senate candidate and former Maine Gov. Angus King. King has been the presumed frontrunner since shortly after Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced in February she would retire. He is running as an independent and has refused to say which party he
Weather Service director retires after report of improper fund transfers
...committees as part of a discussion on changes needed to next year's budget. The probe's findings are "deeply troubling," Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said in a statement. Snowe, the top Republican on a subcommittee that oversees NOAA, said the Senate sh
Maine soldier dies in Afghanistan helicopter crash
...and a 2008 graduate of the University of Maine. He was serving in the 12th Aviation Combat Brigade. In a statement, Sen. Olympia Snowe said, "I join with all Mainers today in expressing my most profound sorrow for the loss of one of our own, Captain Joh
Apache pilot killed in Afghanistan crash
...indicated there was no enemy activity in the area at the time the helicopter went down, the coalition said. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said Brainard’s death was an “unfathomable sacrifice” in serving the country. “For those who make this ultimate s
Newport soldier dies in Afghanistan
...the values which we hold so dear will forever live on in the collective heart of an eternally grateful country,” U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said in a statement. “Indeed, he answered our most honorable call by joining the U.S. Army, and his extraordinar
Newport, Maine soldier killed in Afghanistan
...delegation said Capt. John "Jay" Brainard II of Newport was killed Monday when his helicopter crashed while on patrol. Sen. Olympia Snowe and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree issued statements saying the 26-year-old Brainard was a helicopter pilot assigned to
Maine activists rally for tougher chemical standards
...Monday and had meetings with members of Maine's congressional delegation last Tuesday, in person with Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe and with staffers from the offices of Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud. Of Snowe, Jordan-Hillier said: "We
Weather Service director retires after critical probe of agency
...year and the department began investigating anonymous complaints about the misallocation of funds in 2010 and 2011. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, called the reports "deeply troubling." "I am further alarmed that the investigative report raises fundamenta
Summers feeling good about fourth campaign
Served as State Director to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. Commander in the United States Navy Reserve assigned to the Public Affairs staff of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. Political Experience ...
Election 2012: Summers well-known, a 'better candidate' than in 2008
OCCUPATION: Maine secretary of state; former New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration; served as state director to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine; commander in the Navy Reserve assigned to the public ...
Will a departing Lugar change his voting habits?
So was Sen. Olympia Snowe, although that vote came after her decision to retire at the end of this Congress; Snowe voted yes on Watford and the Fed nominees. Again, I don’t expect Lugar to suddenly vote like Sen. Chuck Schumer or Sen.
Weather Service improperly shifted government funds
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, called Friday for Congress to look into the matter. According to a statement by Snowe, senior staff at the National Weather Service "have been conducting improper and potentially illegal transfers of taxpayers' money."
National Weather Service director reportedly steps down amid $44M misappropriation probe
It was claimed that some bonuses and extensions were provided to contractors without justification. Sen. Olympia Snowe, the ranking member of Washington's Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard subcommittee, said in a statement ...
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