Vic Snyder
Vic Snyder is a U.S. Representative from the State of Arkansas. He was born and raised in Oregon, and attended Willamette University. After his sophomore year, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. and saw some action in Vietnam during the chaotic years of 1968-1969. He returned to college, however, and earned a B.S. in Chemistry; he then attended the University of Oregon Medical School in Portland, graduating in 1979. Next he moved to Little Rock, AR where he worked at UAMS as a family practice physician for over 15 years. He often set out on medical missions overseas during this time. Then in 1985 he attended the UALR law school and received his law degree in 1988. In 1991 Synder became a U.S. Senator, and served this post until 1996. From this time onwards, Snyder has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and served on both the House Committee on Veteran's Affairs and the Health Armed Services Committee. He is currently married to the Rev. Betsy Singleton, pastor of the Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church in Little Rock. Their only child, "Penn" Snyder, was born May 23, 2006. Snyder may be seen in the Student Center at UCA during community office hours. Snyder is a Democrat, and he represents Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District, which encompasses most of Central Arkansas, Little Rock, Conway, and Searcy. The 2000 census reported about 666,000 residents and an annual median income of about $37,000. One controversial action he took as a legislator was to attempt to repeal the state's sodomy (restricting gay sex) laws.
