Mary E. Small (born September 12, 1954) is an American politician from

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. A Republican, Small served in the

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from 1979 to 1994 and the

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from 1994 to 2002. From 2000 to 2002, Senator Small served as the Republican Floor Leader. Small was unable to seek re-election in 2002 due to term limits. Small represented

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and Sagadahoc County. In July 2020, she was described as an ally of U.S. Senator

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when she filed a legal challenge against conservative independent Max Linn in an attempt to keep him off of the November Senate ballot. The challenge was ultimately unsuccessful, though Collins won re-election nonetheless. Small graduated from the

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with a B.A. in

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in 1976.

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