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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
U.S. Senate Race: Maine
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEMaine Public Broadcasting Network
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Jean Hay BrightOlympia Snowe
Jean Hay BrightOlympia Snowe
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Owner of a pick-your-own-raspberry operation in Dixmont, MaineU.S. senator
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/AWon 69 percent of the vote against Mark Lawrence
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Ran for Congress in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, 1994; ran for U.S. Senate in 1996Maine House of Representatives, 1973-76; Maine Senate, 1976-78; U.S. House of Representatives, 1978-94
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/ASmall Business and Entrepreneurship, chairwoman; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Finance; Select Committee on Intelligence
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Reporter, farmer, political and environmental activistDirector, Superior Concrete Co., 1969-78; Auburn Board of Voter Registration, 1971-73
BORNBORN
Oct. 23, 1947 in Youngstown, OhioFeb. 21, 1947 in Augusta, Maine
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
Youngstown University, 1965-1966; University of Southern Mississippi, 1968-1969; University of Maine, 1998B.A. in political science from University of Maine,1969
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to David Bright; has two children Married to John McKernan Jr.
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.jeanhaybright.uswww.olympiasnowe.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
N/Awww.snowe.senate.gov

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