Jon Snyder

Jon Snyder
Member of the Spokane City Council District 2
In office
2009 – present
Personal details
Born March 14, 1969
Spouse(s) Heidi Arbogast [1]
Children 2
Residence Spokane, WA
Occupation Spokane City Councilmember (District 2)
Website http://www.spokanecity.org/government/citycouncil/snyder/

Jon Snyder is a member of the Spokane City Council. He was first elected in 2009.[2] He currently serves on the Finance Committee, Public Works Committee, Public Safety Committee, Planning, Community and Economic Development Committee and the Traffic Calming Sub-Committee for the City of Spokane.[3]

Education and early life

Snyder is a graduate of Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane.[3] He graduated from The Evergreen State College with an emphasis in Media Studies.[3][4] While at Evergreen State College in 1990 he directed the filming of a live concert of Nirvana (band) that is now in the permanent collection of the EMP Museum in Seattle.[5][6][7]

Politics

City Council

Snyder ran for City Council seat of District 2, Position 2 in 2009 in a 6 way primary with City Council incumbent Mike Allen.[8][9] Snyder won the 2009 primary with 31.49% of the vote; sending him to general to face off with Mike Allen.[10][11] He went on to win the 2009 general election against Allen with 53.65% of the vote.[12]

Since the start of his first term, Snyder has been an advocate for road traffic safety, including taking the lead on passing a Complete streets ordinance in the City of Spokane.[13] He was appointed to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission in 2012.[14] As part of his Council work, Snyder was also elected Chair of Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington in 2013 [15] In addition to this, Snyder has been a major supporter of the Office of the Ombudsman.[16][17]

2013 Election

Snyder won the Primary election for Spokane City Council District 2 on August 6, 2013 with 55.94% of the vote against challengers John Ahern and LaVerne Biel.[18]

He went on to defeat John Ahern in the general election for the Spokane City Council District 2 race by a vote of 64.39%.[19]

Business and other activities

Snyder moved to San Francisco in late 1992 and began working with Maverick Magazine Consulting and several other various jobs.[20] After moving to Denver in 1996 he began working on Star Wars and Star Trek licensed magazines and was a contributing editor to the magazine "Sci-Fi Universe" for 5 years.[21]

Jon was an author, editor-in-chief and contributor for the Star Wars fan magazine Star Wars Insider as well as the Star Wars Kids magazine published by Scholastic. In addition, Snyder was also managing editor of the "Star Trek Communicator", released by the Official Star Trek Fan Club.

Snyder is a confounder and one of the first Board Chairs of the Spokane based non-profit radio station KYRS Thin Air Community Radio.[22]

He is the founder of the monthly Northwest outdoor recreational magazine Out There Monthly.[23] Out There Monthly has received three first places for Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.[24] Snyder is also co-founder of the Go Green Directory, a guide to sustainable and Eco-friendly living in the Inland Northwest. The directory won the first Children of the Sun Spokane Peace Prize in 2008.[25]

References

  1. ↑ http://votejonsnyder.com/meet.php
  2. ↑ "Spokane County Nov. 3 2009 General Election Results". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "City of Spokane City Council". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Everegreen Pictures". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Live Nirvana". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Gaar, Gillian (2009). The Rough Guide to Nirvana. Penguin Publishing. p. 288.
  7. ↑ Cross, Charles (2002). Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain. New York, NY: Hyperion. p. 153.
  8. ↑ Brunt, Jonathan (6 June 2009). "Array of candidate for City Council". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Brunt, Jonathan (21 July 2009). "Six candidates, one City Council seat". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Primary Election Results". Spokesman-Review. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Brunt, Jonathan (19 August 2009). "Voters decisive on council race, tax". Spokesman-Review.
  12. ↑ "Spokane County November 03 2009 General Election". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  13. ↑ http://futurewise.org/spokane/completestreets
  14. ↑ http://www.spokanecity.org/services/articles/?ArticleID=2709
  15. ↑ http://www.spokanecity.org/services/articles/?ArticleID=2983
  16. ↑ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/23/ombudsman-term-extended/
  17. ↑ http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2012/aug/18/council-may-fight-ombudsman-move/
  18. ↑ http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/spokane/
  19. ↑ http://www.spokesman.com/elections/2013/nov-5-general-election/candidates/jon-snyder/
  20. ↑ Snyder, Jon. "Interview with Jon Bradley Snyder". T-Bone's Star Wars Universe.
  21. ↑ "Jon Bradley Snyder".
  22. ↑ "KYRS Board of Directors Information". Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  23. ↑ Boggs, Allison (18 September 2004). "Publication to Blaze New Trail". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  24. ↑ http://www.outtheremonthly.com/?p=1000
  25. ↑ http://www.outtheremonthly.com/?p=93

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