Senator Olympia Snowe

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gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:birthDate February 21, 1947
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bangor,_Maine
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Health,_Education,_Labor,_and_Pensions
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Budget
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Maine
gptkbp:hasOccupation U.S._Senator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Olympia Snowe
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Olympia_Snowe%2C_official_portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg/800px-Olympia_Snowe%2C_official_portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor Moderate_Republican_Stance
gptkbp:notableEvent Supported renewable energy initiatives
Promoted women's health initiatives
Promoted education reform initiatives
First woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Maine
Advocated for the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy
Advocated for mental health parity
Advocated for small business tax relief
Worked on the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package
Supported_the_Children's_Health_Insurance_Program_(CHIP)
Supported_the_Affordable_Care_Act's_Medicaid_expansion
Co-sponsored_the_Affordable_Care_Act
Supported_the_DREAM_Act
Supported_the_Paycheck_Fairness_Act
Worked_on_the_reauthorization_of_the_Violence_Against_Women_Act
gptkbp:notableWork Health Care Reform
Women's Rights Advocacy
Bipartisan Legislation
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1989
2013
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Cohen
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Auburn,_Maine
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:spouse John_Snowe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Angus_King
gptkbp:termEnd January 3, 2013
gptkbp:termStart January 3, 1995
gptkbp:website olympiasnowe.com