Cohen Institute mentioned in News Center Maine report on campaign funds
News Center Maine reported on three Maine politicians who used their remaining campaign funds to help young people in Maine. When senators and representatives step down from office, they often have accumulated campaign war chests in advance of the election year, according to the report. The report looked at the ways three Maine senators who stepped down from office over the past 24 years — former Sens. George Mitchell, William Cohen and Olympia Snowe — used their remaining campaign funds. According to former staff members, Sen. Cohen gave money to a variety of Maine charities, including hospice, animal shelters and the Bangor Public Library. One of the biggest donations helped create the Cohen Center, now the Cohen Institute for Leadership at the University of Maine. The institute includes the archive of the Cohen Papers from his 24 years in Congress and conducts a variety of courses and programs to help students learn about leadership in government, business and world affairs, the report states.