12 Facts About Gene Snyder

Marion Eugene Snyder was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.

Gene Snyder studied at the University of Louisville and graduated from the Jefferson School of Law.

Gene Snyder began a career as a lawyer in Louisville in 1950.

Gene Snyder was elected as the magistrate for the first district of Jefferson County in the fall of 1957 and was re-elected in 1961.

Gene Snyder had several business interests in farming, real estate, insurance, and construction.

Gene Snyder was elected to the House of Representatives from, based in Louisville, in 1962.

Gene Snyder was one of the few Republicans to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, although he later voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Gene 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.

Gene Snyder took full advantage of this trend and defeated Chelf by almost eight points.

Gene Snyder was re-elected eight times from this district with almost no difficulty.

Rather than face Mulloy again, Gene Snyder chose not to seek an 11th term in 1986.

In 1982, Congressman Gene Snyder secured federal funds to build a beltway around Louisville.