Political Quotes

“For the past 12 years, John Snider of Medford, Oregon, has been my district director. He's decided to move on now to pursue other opportunities and other careers. But to me, he was more than just district director. He was my mentor, he was my partner, and always my friend. John Snider is a terrific man, a great fan of the Oregon Ducks, and he served three Members of Congress in this district as district director, including my most recent predecessor, Robert F. Smith. He was born and raised in Medford. His roots run deep in the Rogue Valley. He is a guy's guy. He is a terrific man. My current district office actually sits adjacent to the former Snider Dairy, which his family had and which is now part of downtown Medford. John and his wife, Candy, currently live in the Rogue Valley, and John's daughter, Robyn, lives up in Grants Pass. John graduated from St. Mary's High School and was its student body president. He graduated from the University of Oregon, and is a rabid, to say the least, Oregon Ducks fan. And my wife and I had the opportunity to be with John and Candy at the championship game in Arizona earlier this year. And among the 10,000 or 20,000 people at the reception ahead of time, we actually bumped into each other there, as fate would have it, and had a wonderful evening. John served our country as a member of the United States Coast Guard and as president of the Rotary Club of Medford, where his attendance always spiked when I was the speaker.…”