George Snyder
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George Elmer Snyder was the Maryland
State Senate majority leader from 1971-1974.
He graduated from the University of Maryland
and attended the University of Maryland School of Law
. He is married to Karen Englehart Snyder and has six children and ten grandchildren. George Snyder served 16 years in the Maryland State Senate and was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Majority Leader. He has served as the President of the National Taxpayers Union
and led a nationwide effort to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment
. As a Marketing Consultant he is recognized as an authority regarding positioning techniques for products, services, individuals, and companies. His business experience has included serving on numerous boards and familiarity with retail, home delivery, wholesale, manufacturing and distribution. George has created a number of products that were brought to market and has owned a national food broker network.
. By 1979, the effort to push the states to support an amendment had made serious progress with 29 of the 34 states required for a constitutional convention. An opposition effort was led by Massachusetts Lt. Governor Thomas P. O'Neill III and a group of labor and liberal cause organizations including the AFL–CIO and Common Cause
.
After the departure of Grover Norquist
from the leadership of the National Taxpayers Union
in 1982, Snyder was appointed executive director.
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
State Senate majority leader from 1971-1974.
He graduated from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
and attended the University of Maryland School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is the second-oldest law school in the United States by date of establishment and third-oldest by date of first classes. The school is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore in Downtown Baltimore's West Side...
. He is married to Karen Englehart Snyder and has six children and ten grandchildren. George Snyder served 16 years in the Maryland State Senate and was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Majority Leader. He has served as the President of the National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union is a taxpayers advocacy organization and taxpayers union in the United States, founded in 1969 by James Dale Davidson. NTU advertises that it is the largest and oldest grassroots taxpayer organization in the nation, with 362,000 members nationwide. It is closely...
and led a nationwide effort to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment
Balanced Budget Amendment
A balanced-budget amendment is a constitutional rule requiring that the state cannot spend more than its income. It requires a balance between the projected receipts and expenditures of the government....
. As a Marketing Consultant he is recognized as an authority regarding positioning techniques for products, services, individuals, and companies. His business experience has included serving on numerous boards and familiarity with retail, home delivery, wholesale, manufacturing and distribution. George has created a number of products that were brought to market and has owned a national food broker network.
Maryland General Assembly
- Member of Maryland State SenateMaryland State SenateThe Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
, 1959–74 - Chair, Aviation, Roads, and Transportation Committee, 1963–66
- Correctional Administration Committee, 1965–68
- Taxation and Fiscal Matters Committee, 1965–68
- Special Joint Committee on Prisons, 1967
- Finance Committee, 1971–74
- Member, Legislative Council, 1971–74
- Majority leaderMajority leaderIn U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
, 1971–74
Balanced Budget Amendment and the National Taxpayers Union
Snyder lobbied and testified before more than 40 state legislatures in a campaign to get the states to force a constitutional convention to pass a Balanced Budget AmendmentBalanced Budget Amendment
A balanced-budget amendment is a constitutional rule requiring that the state cannot spend more than its income. It requires a balance between the projected receipts and expenditures of the government....
. By 1979, the effort to push the states to support an amendment had made serious progress with 29 of the 34 states required for a constitutional convention. An opposition effort was led by Massachusetts Lt. Governor Thomas P. O'Neill III and a group of labor and liberal cause organizations including the AFL–CIO and Common Cause
Common Cause
Common Cause is a self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit lobby and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican former cabinet secretary under Lyndon Johnson, as a "citizens' lobby" with a mission focused on making U.S. political institutions more open and...
.
After the departure of Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
Grover Glenn Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist, and founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform...
from the leadership of the National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union is a taxpayers advocacy organization and taxpayers union in the United States, founded in 1969 by James Dale Davidson. NTU advertises that it is the largest and oldest grassroots taxpayer organization in the nation, with 362,000 members nationwide. It is closely...
in 1982, Snyder was appointed executive director.
Books
- Don't Be a Spin Sucker: What You Need to Know to Restore the Republic Our Founding Fathers Envisioned, October 2000, Writers Club Press, ISBN 0-595-14529-9
- Beyond the Game Plan, 1974, Hub Publishers, ISBN B0006CDS2Y
- PQ Trumps IQ, April 2010, Xlibris, ISBN 1450084532