John Snyder
Republican · FL · Florida State Representative, District 86
John Snyder is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 86 (Martin/Palm Beach County), first elected in 2022. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and staffing-industry business owner, he prime-sponsored Florida's 2024 educator-preparation-programs law.
Where John Snyder stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records), Public Education Quality (2 records),
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Associated Press reporting carried by Bay News 9 said Florida House passage of a state-park protection bill included Rep. John Snyder saying the bill put plans in place to preserve Florida's state parks and describing conservation-based limits on development.
May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: baynews9.com
Voted for Senate Bill 56, which makes releasing material into the air to change the weather a third-degree felony. The Florida House passed it 82-28, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 492, which sets a fixed schedule for releasing wetland bank credits. The Florida House passed it 87-26, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 351, which creates the offense of dangerous excessive speeding, 50 miles per hour over the limit or 100 or more. The Florida House passed it 75-38, and it became law.
April 23, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 903, which makes prisoners finish prison appeals before suing and bars claims for mental harm alone. The Florida House passed it 83-33, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1080, which standardizes zoning application deadlines and limits steep increases in impact fees. The Florida House passed it 84-29, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 700, a 92-section agriculture package that ends fluoride in drinking water and protects farmworker housing. The Florida House passed it 88-27, and it became law.
April 29, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for the House version of House Bill 875, which orders updated teaching standards and a skills-based teacher certification route. The House passed it 84-27, and it became law.
April 23, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Also on this bill
- May 30, 2025 · Co-sponsored, as one of its two lead sponsors, Florida House Bill 875 (Educator Preparation) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025 (Chapter 2025-107). (General)
Prime-sponsored HB 1291 on educator preparation programs, enacted in 2024 as Chapter 2024-141. It restricts what teacher- and school-leader-preparation programs may teach. It also bars them from distorting certain historical events.
May 2, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: flsenate.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 6025, which repeals the automatic ban on selling or carrying guns during a local emergency. The Florida House passed it 86-28, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1205, which requires every petition collector to register, live in Florida and be a citizen. The House passed it 81-30, and it became law.
May 1, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Sponsored Florida House Bill 4007 (Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Martin County) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on June 9, 2025 (Chapter 2025-223).
June 9, 2025
Source: flsenate.gov
Co-sponsored, as one of its two lead sponsors, Florida House Bill 875 (Educator Preparation) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025 (Chapter 2025-107).
May 30, 2025
Source: flsenate.gov
Also on this bill
- April 23, 2025 · Voted for the House version of House Bill 875, which orders updated teaching standards and a skills-based teacher certification route. The House passed it 84-27, and it became law. (Supports Public Education Quality)
Co-sponsored, as one of its two lead sponsors, Florida House Bill 443 (Education) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025 (Chapter 2025-106).
May 30, 2025
Source: flsenate.gov
Co-sponsored, as one of its two lead sponsors, Florida House Bill 209 (State Land Management) in the 2025 session; Governor DeSantis signed it into law on May 22, 2025 (Chapter 2025-76).
May 22, 2025
Source: flsenate.gov
Past race John Snyder ran in:
- State Representative, District 86 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 86; Florida · incumbent