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Family Ties for Sen. Olympia Snowe (-Maine)
Retired
Alternate Name: Olympia Jean Boucles Snowe

 
Below we show financial and other ties of note between this member of Congress and his or her family members. Much or all of the data was made possible with the exhaustive research by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Family Ties Sen. Olympia Snowe Family

Family Member Sen. Olympia Snowe (self)

  • EarmarksSen. Olympia Snowe is associated with organizations that have received earmarks from her:

    • University of Maine (Orono) was listed on earmark requests:
      • $5,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Offshore Wind Initiative (ME)
      • $4,841,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Wood Utilization, AK, ID, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, OR, TN, WV
      • $2,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Hybrid Composite-Concrete Bridges, ME
      • $1,600,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Cellulose Nanocomposites Panels for Ballistic Protection
      • $1,600,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as LGX High Temperature Acoustic Wave Sensors
      • $1,280,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Woody Biomass Conversion to JP-8 Fuel
      • $1,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Environmental Impact Protocols for Tidal Power
      • $800,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as In-Theater Evaluation of Ballistic Protection
      • $295,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as NE Center for Invasive Plants, CT, ME, VT
      • $250,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Next Generation Composite Wind Blade Manufacturing Technologies
      • $200,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Sustainable Production and Processing Research for Lowbush Specialty Crops, ME
      • $0 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Potato research, Oregon State University, University of Idaho, Washington State University, University of Maine
      • $285,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as University of Maine, Orono, ME, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment
      • $4,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as Modular Ballistic System for Force Protection
      • $984,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as University of Maine, Integrated Forest Products Refinery technology
      • $298,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as Potato Integrated Pest Management-Late Blight
      • $141,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as University of Maine, to maintain healthy interscholastic youth sports programs
    • University of Maine Cooperative Extension (related to University of Maine (Orono)) was listed an earmark request:
      • $450,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Potato Integrated Pest Management, ME
    • University of Southern Maine (related to University of Maine (Orono)) was listed on earmark requests:
      • $775,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, for facilities and equipment
      • $333,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment

Family Member Kim F. McKernan (sister-in-law)


Family Member Rep. Jock McKernan (husband)

  • EarmarksRep. Jock McKernan is associated with organizations that have received earmarks from Sen. Olympia Snowe (-ME):

    • Maine Department of Marine Resources (related to State of Maine) was listed on earmark requests:
      • $1,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Groundfish industry emergency economic assistance
      • $550,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Continuation of protected species bycatch reduction Maine Groundline Exchange Program
      • $300,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Herring monitoring research
      • $200,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Maine lobster research
      • $300,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as Maine Department of Marine Resources for the Maine groundfish industry in the form of Emergency Economic Assistance
      • $250,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine/New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey
      • $150,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as Maine Department of Marine Resources Lobster Research
    • Maine Department of Transportation (related to State of Maine) was listed an earmark request:
      • $2,900,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Infrastructure Improvement at Height of Land, ME
    • University of Maine Cooperative Extension (related to University of Maine School of Law) was listed an earmark request:
      • $450,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Potato Integrated Pest Management, ME
    • University of Maine (Orono) (related to University of Maine School of Law) was listed on earmark requests:
      • $5,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Offshore Wind Initiative (ME)
      • $4,841,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Wood Utilization, AK, ID, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, OR, TN, WV
      • $2,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Hybrid Composite-Concrete Bridges, ME
      • $1,600,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Cellulose Nanocomposites Panels for Ballistic Protection
      • $1,600,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as LGX High Temperature Acoustic Wave Sensors
      • $1,280,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Woody Biomass Conversion to JP-8 Fuel
      • $1,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Environmental Impact Protocols for Tidal Power
      • $800,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as In-Theater Evaluation of Ballistic Protection
      • $295,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as NE Center for Invasive Plants, CT, ME, VT
      • $250,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Next Generation Composite Wind Blade Manufacturing Technologies
      • $200,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Sustainable Production and Processing Research for Lowbush Specialty Crops, ME
      • $0 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as Potato research, Oregon State University, University of Idaho, Washington State University, University of Maine
      • $285,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as University of Maine, Orono, ME, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment
      • $4,000,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as Modular Ballistic System for Force Protection
      • $984,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as University of Maine, Integrated Forest Products Refinery technology
      • $298,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as Potato Integrated Pest Management-Late Blight
      • $141,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2008 described as University of Maine, to maintain healthy interscholastic youth sports programs
    • University of Southern Maine (related to University of Maine School of Law) was listed on earmark requests:
      • $775,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2010 described as University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, for facilities and equipment
      • $333,000 ultimately approved in fiscal year 2009 described as University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment