Sid Snyder
OfficeMajority Leader of the Washington Senate
Term startJanuary 11, 1999
Term endJanuary 13, 2003
PredecessorDan McDonald
SuccessorJames E. West
Office 1Minority Leader of the Washington Senate
Term start 1January 9, 1995
Term end 1January 11, 1999
Predecessor 1George L. Sellar
Successor 1Dan McDonald
State senate 2Washington
District 219th
Term start 2October 2, 1990
Term end 2November 8, 2002
Predecessor 2Arlie U. DeJarnatt
Successor 2Mark Doumit
Office 3Secretary of the Washington Senate
Term start 3May 12, 1969
Term end 3January 10, 1988
Predecessor 3Donald R. Wilson
Successor 3Gordon A. Golob
PartyDemocratic
Birth dateJuly 30, 1926
Birth placeKelso, Washington, U.S.
Death dateOctober 14, 2012 (aged 86)
Death placeLong Beach, Washington, U.S.
Alma materLower Columbia College (attended)
ProfessionBusinessman

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]

References

  1. ^ Sid Snyder-obituary
  2. ^ 'Washington mourns loss of former state senator Sid Snyder,' The Daily Astoria (Washington state), October 15, 2012