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Olympia J Snowe

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US Senate, ME
Office Sought:
US Senate, ME

Olympia Jean Snowe (born February 21, 1947), née Bouchles, is the senior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. She and her fellow Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, are regarded as moderates within their party. In 2006, she was named one of America's Top Ten Senators by Time Magazine.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$2,896,238 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's March 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $2,896,238 #34 of 214 Senate candidates
    Total Spent:
    $2,361,530 #31 of 214 Senate candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $2,410,773 #20 of 214 Senate candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through 2011. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    89% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    March 14, 2012
    Venue:
    Breakfast at Charlie Palmer Steak
    Hosted by:
    Ed Kutler, Mercury/Clark & Weinstock
    March 14, 2012
    Venue:
    Luncheon at Charlie Palmer Steak
    Hosted by:
    American Staffing Association
    March 8, 2012
    Venue:
    Dinner at R.B. Murphy and Associates
    Hosted by:
    John Green, Jeff Kimbell
    March 7, 2012
    Venue:
    Breakfast at The Monocle Restaurant
    Hosted by:
    William Cohen
    March 7, 2012
    Venue:
    Luncheon at Charlie Palmer Steak
    Hosted by:
    Disney PAC, NAB PAC, CBS, NewsCorp PAC
View all campaign finance data for Olympia J Snowe Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time