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'''Marion Eugene Snyder''' (January 26, 1928 &ndash; February 16, 2007<ref>"Former Congressman Gene Snyder dies," ''The Louisville Courier-Journal'', February 16, 2007.</ref>), known as '''Gene Snyder''', was an [[attorney]], [[farmer]], and construction [[business]]man who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from adjoining districts in his native [[Kentucky]].  

'''Marion Eugene Snyder''' (January 26, 1928 &ndash; February 16, 2007<ref>"Former Congressman Gene Snyder dies," ''The Louisville Courier-Journal'', February 16, 2007.</ref>), known as '''Gene Snyder''', was an [[attorney]], [[farmer]], and construction [[business]]man who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from adjoining districts in his native [[Kentucky]].  

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.

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.

In 1962, Snyder was elected to fill the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district. 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. 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>

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).

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).

An expressway, the federal courthouse in Louisville, and a general aviation airport near Falmouth, Kentucky, are named in Snyder's honor.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17967149/marion-eugene-snyder Marion Eugene “Gene” Snyder (1928-2007)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 9, 2021.</ref>

An expressway, the federal courthouse in Louisville, and a general aviation airport near Falmouth, Kentucky, are named in Snyder's honor.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17967149/marion-eugene-snyder Marion Eugene “Gene” Snyder (1928-2007)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 9, 2021.</ref>