Vincent K. Snowbarger (born September 16, 1949) is an American lawyer and politician from

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. He is a former

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member of the

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Early life

Vincent K. Snowbarger was born in

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on September 16, 1949. He graduated from

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in 1967. He graduated from

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in 1971 with a

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, the

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in 1974 with a

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, and the

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in 1977 with a J.D.

Career

From 1973 to 1977, he was a professor at MidAmerica Nazarene College. From 1977 through 1996, he worked as an attorney in private practice and as an adjunct professor. From 1985 until 1996 he served in the

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representing Olathe. From 1992-1996, he was the majority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1996 from , succeeding 12-year incumbent

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. Although the 3rd has historically been a Republican district, the brand of Republicanism there has traditionally been moderate. However, Snowbarger had an unshakably conservative voting record, especially on social and economic issues. In 1998, his Democratic challenger, former Johnson County District Attorney Dennis Moore, branded Snowbarger as too conservative for the district taking advantage of the ideological split within the GOP. Moore was able to defeat Snowbarger by four points. During the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, Snowbarger served with the

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from 2002 to 2013.LinkedIn Profile
/ref> He served as acting director of the agency twice while the president nominated a new director. He also served as Deputy Director for Operations (2009-2012) and Senior Advisor for External Affairs (2012-2013). From 2013 to 2016 he was a real estate associate with Keller Williams Real Estate in

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. He has been retired since 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowbarger, Vince 1949 births Living people People from Kankakee, Illinois Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives University of Illinois alumni University of Kansas alumni Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation MidAmerica Nazarene University faculty Southern Nazarene University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas Conservatism in the United States 20th-century American politicians