Vince Snowbarger

Vincent K. Snowbarger (born September 16, 1949) is an American lawyer and politician from Kansas. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.

Vince Snowbarger
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Acting
In office 2009–2010
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Charles E. F. Millard
Succeeded by	Joshua Gotbaum
In office 2006–2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Bradley Belt
Succeeded by	Charles E. F. Millard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Jan Meyers
Succeeded by	Dennis Moore
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 26th district
In office January 1985 – January 1997
Succeeded by	Larry L. Campbell
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-16) September 16, 1949 Kankakee, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Southern Nazarene University (BA) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (MA) University of Kansas (JD)

Life and career

Snowbarger was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University in 1971 with a B.A., the University of Illinois in 1974 with an M.A., and he received a law degree from the University of Kansas in 1977. In 1974, he was hired as a professor at MidAmerica Nazarene College. 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 Jan 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.[1]

During the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, Snowbarger served with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation from 2002 to 2013.[2] He served as acting director of the agency twice while the president nominated a new director.[2] He also served as Deputy Director for Operations (2009-2012) and Senior Advisor for External Affairs (2012-2013).[2]

From 2013 to 2016 he was a real estate associate with Keller Williams Real Estate in Ridgway, Colorado.[2]

He has been retired since 2016.[2]

References

• United States Congress. "Vince Snowbarger (id: S000662)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

1. "What's the Matter With Kansas?". Real Clear Politics. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
2. LinkedIn Profile

• Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Jan Meyers	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district 1997–1999	Succeeded by Dennis Moore
Government offices
Preceded by Bradley Belt	(Acting) Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 2006–2007	Succeeded by Charles E.F. Millard