William Snyder (politician)

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William Snyder


8th Sheriff of Martin County, Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2013^[1]
Preceded by	Robert L. Crowder^[2]
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 82nd district
In office November 2006 – November 2012
Preceded by	Joe Negron^[3]
Succeeded by	MaryLynn Magar^[4]

Personal details
Born	(1952-09-06) September 6, 1952 (age 69) New York City, US
Political party	Republican
Profession	law enforcement

William D. Snyder (born September 6, 1952) is the Martin County, Florida sheriff and former Republican politician who served as the District 82 representative in the House of Representatives of the State of Florida.

He earned his Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice in 1976 from Miami-Dade Community College. He graduated from the FBI Academy at the University of Virginia in 1999 and Florida Gulf Coast University in 2010.

Snyder worked as a police officer at the Miami-Dade Police Department (formerly Metro-Dade) for 20-years.

In 1994, he joined the Martin County Sheriff's Office as a captain and chief criminal investigator. Snyder was soon promoted to major and became the Director of Law Enforcement for the entire agency.

In 2006, Snyder was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, and re-elected both in 2008 and 2010. As a representative, he served on the Florida House Appropriations, Criminal & Civil Justice, and Finance & Tax Committees during his tenure. He was elected chairman of both the Judiciary Committee and the Criminal & Civil Justice Committee.

In 2012, Snyder was elected as the 8th sheriff of Martin County, Florida, and subsequently re-elected in 2016 and 2020.

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