John R. McKernan Jr.

(Husband of Olympia Snowe), a Representative from Maine. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, May 20, 1948. Attended public schools of Bangor. B. A. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , 1970. J. D. , University of Maine School of Law, Portland, Maine, 1974. Maine Army National Guard, 1970-1973. Member of the Maine state house of representatives, 1972-1976. Lawyer, private practice. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976 and 1984. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1987). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1986. Governor of Maine, 1987-1995.