Claire Snyder-Hall

Claire Snyder-Hall (born ) is an American politician. The district includes Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, and part of Lewes.

Biography Claire Snyder-Hall was born to Reverend Lee Snyder and Anne Snyder. She received a BA in psychology from Smith College and a PhD in political science from Rutgers University. She taught political science at several schools, including Rutgers, Princeton University, Hunter College, Illinois State University, and New College of Florida, before becoming a tenured faculty member at George Mason University.

Snyder-Hall moved to Rehoboth, Delaware full-time in 2011. She became chair of the 14th representative district's Democratic Committee and served on the Sussex County Democratic Executive Committee.

In January 2024, Snyder-Hall announced she was running to replace retiring state representative Peter Schwartzkopf to represent the 14th district in the Delaware House of Representatives. She faced two Democrats in the primary election, Marty Rendon and Kathy McGuiness, the former state auditor who resigned in 2022 after being convicted for conflict of interest and was endorsed by Schwartzkopf. She won the primary election with 41% of the votes, becoming the first woman to nominated to represent the 14th district. She went on to win the general election against Republican Mike Simpler with over 55% of the vote.