Vic Snyder
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Griffin |
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In office 1991–1996 |
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September 27, 1947 Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Betsy Singleton |
| Children | 4 Sons |
| Residence | Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Willamette University, Oregon Health & Science University, UALR School of Law |
| Occupation | physician |
| Religion | Methodist |
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| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1967-1969 |
| Rank | corporal |
| Unit | 1st Marine Division |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Victor F. "Vic" Snyder (born September 27, 1947) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Vic Snyder was born in Medford, Oregon. He is a graduate of Medford High School (1965) and attended college at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma. In 1967, after two years of college, Snyder volunteered for the United States Marine Corps. He served in Vietnam with Headquarters Company of the US 1st Marine Division during the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of corporal. Snyder earned a degree in Chemistry in 1975 from Willamette and earned his medical degree from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center (now Oregon Health & Science University) in Portland, Oregon in 1979.
Snyder moved to Little Rock, Arkansas and served his residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In 1982 after completing his residency he worked as a family practice physician for 15 years. During this time he travelled overseas to volunteer his medical services at Cambodian refugee camps in Thailand, Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras, and Ethiopian refugee camps in Sudan. From 1985 to 1988 Snyder attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law to obtain his law degree while still maintaining his medical practice.
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