Sid Snyder | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the Washington Senate |
Term Start: | January 11, 1999 |
Term End: | January 13, 2003 |
Predecessor: | Dan McDonald |
Successor: | James E. West |
Office1: | Minority Leader of the Washington Senate |
Term Start1: | January 9, 1995 |
Term End1: | January 11, 1999 |
Predecessor1: | George L. Sellar |
Successor1: | Dan McDonald |
State Senate2: | Washington |
District2: | 19th |
Term Start2: | October 2, 1990 |
Term End2: | November 8, 2002 |
Predecessor2: | Arlie U. DeJarnatt |
Successor2: | Mark Doumit |
Office3: | Secretary of the Washington Senate |
Term Start3: | May 12, 1969 |
Term End3: | January 10, 1988 |
Predecessor3: | Donald R. Wilson |
Successor3: | Gordon A. Golob |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 30 July 1926 |
Birth Place: | Kelso, Washington, U.S. |
Death Place: | Long Beach, Washington, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Lower Columbia College (attended) |
Profession: | Businessman |
Sidney R. Snyder (July 30, 1926 – October 14, 2012) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Kelso, Washington, he graduated from Kelso High School and went to Lower Columbia College. Snyder served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1946, he owned and operated Sid's Market a grocery store in Seaview, Washington. He also founded a bank. In 1949, Snyder worked for the Washington State Legislature as an elevator operator and then as a clerk. In 1990 Snyder was elected to the Washington State Senate as a Democrat. He died in Long Beach, Washington.[1] [2]