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In 1962, Snyder was elected to fill the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66085 KY District 3 Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> In his first term, he was one of the few House Republicans who voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], voting "nay" on both initial passage<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> and final passage.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He also voted against the Food Stamp Act<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h149 H.R. 10222. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> and Economic Opportunity Act<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h201 S. 2642. PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-POVERTY BILL WHICH INCORPORATED THE TEXT OF H.R. 11377.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> that year, both of which were key components of the [[Great Society]]. Later that year, Snyder, a [[Barry Goldwater]] supporter,{{fact}} was unseated by former Louisville Mayor Charles R. P. "Charlie" Farnsley in the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presidential landslide.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122391 KY District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> | In 1962, Snyder was elected to fill the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66085 KY District 3 Race - Nov 06, 1962]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> In his first term, he was one of the few House Republicans who voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], voting "nay" on both initial passage<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> and final passage.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He also voted against the Food Stamp Act<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h149 H.R. 10222. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> and Economic Opportunity Act<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h201 S. 2642. PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-POVERTY BILL WHICH INCORPORATED THE TEXT OF H.R. 11377.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> that year, both of which were key components of the [[Great Society]]. Later that year, Snyder, a [[Barry Goldwater]] supporter,{{fact}} was unseated by former Louisville Mayor Charles R. P. "Charlie" Farnsley in the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presidential landslide.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122391 KY District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| Marion Eugene "Gene" Snyder | |
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| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Chelf |
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| Succeeded by | Jim Bunning |
U.S. Representative for Kentucky's
3rd Congressional District | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Frank W. Burke |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Farnsley |
| Born | January 26, 1928 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | February 16, 2007 (aged 79) Naples, Florida |
| Resting place | Floydsburg Cemetery in Crestwood in Oldham County, Kentucky |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Creighton Snyder (born 1930) |
| Residence | Oldham County, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | University of Louisville Louis Dembitz Brandeis School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26, 1928 – February 16, 2007[1]), known as Gene Snyder, was an attorney, farmer, and construction businessman who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from adjoining districts in his native Kentucky.
Early life and career
Born in Louisville, he graduated from duPont Manual High School, studied at the University of Louisville, and obtained his legal credentials from the Louis Dembitz Brandeis School of Law in Louisville. He launched his law practice in Louisville in 1950. Four years later, he became the city attorney in Jeffersontown in populous Jefferson County. In 1957, he was elected to the first of two terms as the magistrate for the First District of the Jefferson County government.
U.S. House of Representatives
In 1962, Snyder was elected to fill the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district.[2] In his first term, he was one of the few House Republicans who voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, voting "nay" on both initial passage[3] and final passage.[4] He also voted against the Food Stamp Act[5] and Economic Opportunity Act[6] that year, both of which were key components of the Great Society. Later that year, Snyder, a Barry Goldwater supporter,[Citation Needed] was unseated by former Louisville Mayor Charles R. P. "Charlie" Farnsley in the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential landslide.[7]
He then moved to suburban Oldham County and in 1966 mounted a successful campaign for the 4th congressional district by unseating 11-term Democrat representative Frank Leslie Chelf (1907–1982). Back in Congress, he voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which forbids racial discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.[8]
By that time, the 4th district was rapidly trending Republican because of an influx of new residents from Cincinnati, Ohio. The district 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. Until 1984, he was re-elected. However, he faced a strong Democratic opponent to the seat from attorney W. Patrick "Pat" Mulloy, Jr., who almost won despite the Ronald Reagan presidential landslide. Rather than face Mulloy again in 1986, Snyder chose not to seek his own eleventh term in the House. The seat then went to the Republican Jim Bunning, a former Major League Baseball player, who in 1983 had been the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee against Democrat Martha Layne Collins (born 1936).
Legacy
An expressway, the federal courthouse in Louisville, and a general aviation airport near Falmouth, Kentucky, are named in Snyder's honor.[9]
See also
- Eugene Siler, Republican representative from Kentucky's 8th and 6th districts
- James S. Golden, Republican representative from Kentucky's 9th and 8th districts
References
- ↑ "Former Congressman Gene Snyder dies," The Louisville Courier-Journal, February 16, 2007.
- ↑ KY District 3 Race - Nov 06, 1962. Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ H.R. 10222. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ S. 2642. PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-POVERTY BILL WHICH INCORPORATED THE TEXT OF H.R. 11377.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ KY District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1964. Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ 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..
- ↑ Marion Eugene “Gene” Snyder (1928-2007) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 9, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress