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
$599,357 ReceivedFigures 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.
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Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.96% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Top Contributors
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Earmarks
$109,451,000 AllocatedFigures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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In State vs. Out of State
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $20,000,000 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Repair 2010 $13,000,000 National Rural Water Assn: National Rural Water Association 2010 $7,090,000 Gate 2 Security Improvements 2010 $6,000,000 General Dynamics-Saco Defense: MK47 Mod 0 Advanced Lightweight Grenade Launcher 2010 $5,200,000 Wilcox Industries: Mission Helmet Recording System 2010 $5,000,000 Offshore Wind Initiative (ME) 2010 $4,841,000 Wood Utilization, AK, ID, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, OR, TN, WV 2010 $3,200,000 General Dynamics/Saco Defense (Collins) General Dynamics Armaments and Technical Products (Leahy, Snowe): Lightweight Caliber .50 Machine Gun 2010 $2,900,000 Infrastructure Improvement at Height of Land, ME 2010 $2,480,000 Portland Valve: Smart Valve Automatic Fire Suppression System
