▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁S ny der ▁again ▁sought ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁held ▁by ▁first - term ▁Congress man ▁Ted ▁Str ick land , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁crow ded ▁Republican ▁primary , ▁S ny der ▁lost ▁the ▁nom ination ▁to ▁Frank ▁Cre me ans , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁Cong r essional ▁defeat , ▁S ny der ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁S ny der ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ret ire , ▁cit ing ▁term ▁limits ▁as ▁the ▁reason . ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁successor ▁a ▁head ▁start , ▁S ny der ▁res igned ▁early ▁from ▁the ▁seat , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Doug ▁White , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Senate ▁President ▁later ▁in ▁his ▁term . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Community ▁School ▁Network , ▁until ▁ret iring ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁he ▁was ▁passion ate ▁about ▁education . ▁He ▁pushed ▁for ▁Post ▁Second ary ▁En roll ment ▁Options , ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁mand atory ▁kind erg arten ▁attend ance , ▁and ▁supported ▁prof ic iency ▁testing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁Cl erm ont ▁College ▁un ve iled ▁The ▁Dor othy ▁and ▁Cooper ▁S ny der ▁Education ▁Building ▁to ▁honor ▁both ▁S ny der ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Dor othy ▁for ▁their ▁efforts ▁to