Remembrances
KENT SNYDER (1959-2008)</br></br>His Efforts Fueled Ron Paul's Campaign</br></br>As the driving force behind Ron Paul's presidential bid, campaign chairman Kent Snyder turned his one-man operation into a national grass-roots phenomenon that now calls itself "The Freedom Movement."</br></br>It began in February 2007 with a personal computer in Mr. Snyder's Arlington, Va., apartment. It ultimately became a $35 million operation with 250 employees that helped deliver more than one million votes for the Texas congressman's bid in the Republican nominating contest.</br></br>"It was Kent more than anyone else who encouraged and pushed Ron to run for president," said Jesse Benton, a spokesman for Mr. Paul. "Ron would not have run for the presidency if it had not been for Kent. Ron was really hesitant, but Kent drove him forward."