[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.
[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.
[16][17] 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] Snyder resigned in December 2015 to take a job with Washington Governor Jay Inslee[20] as Outdoor Recreation & Economic Development Senior Policy Advisor.