Vic Snyder
| Vic Snyder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Former U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2011 | |||
| Predecessor | Ray Thornton | ||
| Successor | Timothy Griffin | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Betsy Singleton | ||
| Religion | Methodist | ||
Victor F. "Vic" Snyder (born September 27, 1947 in Medford, Oregon) served as the Democratic U.S. Representative from Arkansas' 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He was a member of the Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs and Joint Economic Committees. Snyder was considered the most liberal member of the Arkansas federal delegation. He voted against the 2003 partial-birth abortion ban act and opposed a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In 2002, Snyder voted against authorizing military force in Iraq.
Snyder voted for President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package, claiming it would "create millions of jobs." [1]
On January 15, 2010 Snyder announced he would not seek reelection in 2010, just after a poll from SurveyUSA showed him trailing his Republican opponent Timothy Griffin by 17-points. [2]
References
- ↑ Rep. Vic Snyder, "Snyder Statement On American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Conference Report," Press Release, 2/13/09
- ↑ http://elections.firedoglake.com/2010/01/14/exclusive-arkansas-democrat-vic-snyder-trailing-tim-griffin/
