Representative  William D. Snyder

District 82
Republican

• View Original Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, right, offers Rep. William Snyder, left, some instructions at the Speaker's rostrum April 29, 2011, in preparation for Snyder's turn at manning the Speaker's chair.
• View Original Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, takes a turn at the Speaker's rostrum as he guided House floor action May 3, 2011.
• View Original Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, gestures while speaking in the House chamber as the House brought it's version of the state budget to the floor Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
• View Original Rep. Nicholas Thompson, R-Fort Myers, confers with colleagues as the House brought their version of the state budget to the floor March 18, 2010. From the left are: Thompson; Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart; Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart; and Speaker-designate Rep. Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park.
• View Original Rep. Ari Porth, D-Coral Springs, gestures while he promotes the Background Screening bill, CS/HB 7069, along with Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, right, prior to the bill's approval on the House floor Thursday, March 18, 2010.
• View Original Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, gestures while he promotes the Background Screening bill, CS/HB 7069, along with Rep. Ari Porth, D-Coral Springs, top left, prior to the bill's approval on the House floor Thursday, March 18, 2010.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:   Stuart

Occupation:  Career Law Enforcement, Retired

Child(ren):  David, John, Laura

Education:  Miami-Dade Community College, A.A., Criminal Justice, 1976; FBI Academy, University of Virginia, 1999; Florida Gulf Coast University, B.S., Criminal Justice, 2010, cum laude

Born:  September 6, 1952, New York City, NY

Moved to Florida:  1954

Religious Affiliation:  Christian

Committee Membership

Judiciary Committee     Chair

Appropriations Committee

Legislative Service

Elected to the House in 2006, reelected subsequently

Affiliations

American Red Cross of Martin County, Board of Directors, member

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Martin County, Advisory Board, member

Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Innocence Commission, member

Florida Sex Crime Investigative Association, past member

Homicide Investigators Association, past member

Martin County LEADERSHIP, past Board member

United Way, past member

Civil Air Patrol member, Major

Highlights

Martin County Sheriff's Office, Director of Law Enforcement

Miami-Dade Police Department, 20 years