Snyder then moved to nearby Oldham County, which was in the neighboring 4th District, and prepared for a run against 11-term incumbent Frank Chelf in 1966. The 4th by that time was rapidly trending Republican because of an influx of new residents from Cincinnati; it had absorbed most of the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati metro area in the 1960s round of redistricting. He took full advantage of this trend and defeated Chelf by almost eight points. He was re-elected eight times from this district with almost no difficulty. In 1984, however, Democrat Pat Mulloy ran a surprisingly strong campaign and almost unseated Snyder; only Ronald Reagan's landslide win in Kentucky (by almost twenty points) helped Snyder remain in office. Rather than face Mulloy again, Snyder chose not to seek an 11th term in 1986. The seat then went to the Republican Jim Bunning, who in 1983 had been the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee against Martha Layne Collins.
^"TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
^. Louisville Life. KET. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.
^Daniel Rubin (August 18, 1986). "Few people are using correct designation for renamed freeway". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. B1.
^"SNYDER, Marion Gene - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Gene Snyder at Find a Grave (as Marion G. "Gene" Snyder)
gene, snyder, baseball, player, baseball, marion, eugene, snyder, january, 1928, february, 2007, american, politician, elected, republican, united, states, house, representatives, from, different, districts, native, kentucky, member, house, representatives, fr. For the baseball player see Gene Snyder baseball Marion Eugene Snyder January 26 1928 February 16 2007 1 was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky Gene SnyderMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 4th districtIn office January 3 1967 January 3 1987Preceded byFrank ChelfSucceeded byJim BunningMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 3rd districtIn office January 3 1963 January 3 1965Preceded byFrank W BurkeSucceeded byCharles R FarnsleyPersonal detailsBornMarion Eugene Snyder 1928 01 26 January 26 1928Louisville Kentucky U S DiedFebruary 16 2007 2007 02 16 aged 79 Naples Florida U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materUniversity of Louisville Jefferson School of LawOccupationAttorney Contents 1 Background 2 Political life 3 References 4 External linksBackground editSnyder was born in Louisville and attended public schools there having graduated from duPont Manual High School He studied at the University of Louisville and graduated from the Jefferson School of Law He began a career as a lawyer in Louisville in 1950 In 1954 he became the city attorney in Jeffersontown a post that he held for some four years Snyder was elected as the magistrate for the first district of Jefferson County in the fall of 1957 and was re elected in 1961 He also had several business interests in farming real estate insurance and construction Political life editSnyder was elected to the House of Representatives from Kentucky s 3rd congressional district based in Louisville in 1962 He was one of the few Republicans to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2 although he later voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 3 A Barry M Goldwater supporter he was unseated in 1964 after only one term by former Louisville Mayor Charlie Farnsley amid the gigantic Lyndon B Johnson Hubert H Humphrey Democratic landslide that year Snyder then moved to nearby Oldham County which was in the neighboring 4th District and prepared for a run against 11 term incumbent Frank Chelf in 1966 The 4th by that time was rapidly trending Republican because of an influx of new residents from Cincinnati it had absorbed most of the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati metro area in the 1960s round of redistricting He took full advantage of this trend and defeated Chelf by almost eight points He was re elected eight times from this district with almost no difficulty In 1984 however Democrat Pat Mulloy ran a surprisingly strong campaign and almost unseated Snyder only Ronald Reagan s landslide win in Kentucky by almost twenty points helped Snyder remain in office Rather than face Mulloy again Snyder chose not to seek an 11th term in 1986 The seat then went to the Republican Jim Bunning who in 1983 had been the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee against Martha Layne Collins In 1982 Congressman Snyder secured federal funds to build a beltway around Louisville For this reason a portion of I 265 was named for him 4 in 1986 5 The federal courthouse building in Louisville and a general aviation airport near Falmouth Kentucky K62 also bear his name Snyder died in Naples Florida in 2007 6 Portals nbsp United States nbsp Law nbsp Politics nbsp Conservatism nbsp ChristianityReferences edit Will Graves 2007 02 19 Former Congressman Gene Snyder dies at 79 The Advocate Messenger Danville Kentucky p A2 H R 7152 PASSAGE TO PASS H R 2516 A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL S PENALTIES Louisville Roadways What s in a Name Louisville Life KET Archived from the original on 2014 04 13 Daniel Rubin August 18 1986 Few people are using correct designation for renamed freeway The Courier Journal Louisville Kentucky p B1 SNYDER Marion Gene Biographical Information Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editGene Snyder at Find a Grave as Marion G Gene Snyder Appearances on C SPAN nbsp U S House of Representatives Preceded byFrank W Burke U S Representatives District 3 from Kentucky1963 1965 Succeeded byCharles R Farnsley Preceded byFrank Chelf U S Representatives District 4 from Kentucky1967 1987 Succeeded byJim Bunning Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gene Snyder amp oldid 1196054042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
