Olympia J. Snowe

A Senator and a Representative from Maine. Born Olympia Jean Boucles, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 21, 1947. Attended St. Basil's Academy, Garrison, N. Y. 1962. Graduated from Edward Little High School, Auburn Maine 1965. B. A. , University of Maine, Orono 1969. Businesswoman. District office manager for Representative William S. Cohen. Auburn board of voter registration 1971-1973. Served in Maine house of representatives 1973-1976. Served in Maine State senate 1976-1978. Delegate, Maine State Republican convention 1976. Delegate, Republican National Convention 1976. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1995). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1994, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1994. Reelected in 2000, and again in 2006, and served from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2013. Chair, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2012.