Background
Snowbarger, Vince was born on September 16, 1949 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of Willis Edward and Wahnona Ruth Snowbarger.
Snowbarger, Vince was born on September 16, 1949 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of Willis Edward and Wahnona Ruth Snowbarger.
He graduated from Southern Nazarene University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts, the University of Illinois in 1974 with an Master of Arts, and he received a law degree from the University of Kansas in 1977.
From 1978 to 1984, he worked as a consultant for the Republican Party, and from 1982 to 1984 he worked as the city planner of Olathe, Kansas. From 1985 until 1996 he served in the Kansas House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1996 from Kansas"s 3rd congressional district, succeeding 12-year incumbent January Meyers.
Although the 3rd has historically been a moderate district, Snowbarger had an unshakably conservative voting record, especially on social issues.
In 1998, his Democratic challenger, former Johnson County District Attorney Dennis Moore, branded Snowbarger as too conservative for the district. Some of the district"s moderate Republicans backed Moore, and he was able to defeat Snowbarger by four points.
During the George West. Bush administration, Snowbarger served as Deputy Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and was acting director from 2006 to 2007.
Member Kansas House of Representatives, Topeka, 1985-1996. Majority leader, 1993-1996. Member Olathe Planning Commission, 1982-1984, Leadership Olalthe.
Division chairman United Way, Olathe, 1985-1988, chairman citizen review committee, 1991-1995. Member Olathe Area Chamber of Chamber (board directors 1984).
Married Carolyn Ruth McMahon, March 25, 1972. Children: Jeffrey Edward, Matthew David.