Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Olympia J. Snowe
Olympia Snowe was a Republican U.S. senator from Maine, first elected to Congress in 1979, who voted with most Republicans on 65% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 17 bills that became law (100th–112th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 3663 A bill to reassert the proper role of Congress in closing or realigning military installations.Dec 6, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- S. 1701 Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011Nov 13, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
- S. 3624 Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012Oct 19, 2012 · Became Public Law No: 112-196.
- S.Res. 589 A resolution designating November 24, 2012, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small…Sep 22, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text…
- S. 3591 Commercial Building Modernization ActSep 20, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 395 (102nd) Designating February 6, 1992, as "National Women and Girls in Sports Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 130 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, as "National Family Caregivers Week".Became law
- S. 927 (105th) National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998Became law
- S. 3199 (111th) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010Became law
- S. 1482 (106th) National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000Became law
- S. 2607 (110th) DTV Transition Assistance ActBecame law
- H.R. 3347 (100th) A bill for the relief of Bibianne Cyr.Became law
- H.J.Res. 282 (101st) Designating November 19-25, 1989, as "National Family Caregivers Week".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Snowe has won
Sen. Snowe has won 8 U.S. House elections (1978–1992) and 3 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.1 to 57.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Maine done while Sen. Snowe served?
2005 to 2012 in Maine: typical household income was down 7% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.9 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Maine during Snowe’s time representing it (1995 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Maine begin in 2005, so 1995 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 52 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 52 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.