Schneider was involved in the Democratic Party serving as the Chairman of the Lisle Township Democratic Organization.[2] Schneider served in the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1970 and on the Naperville City Council.[1]
In 1975, Mayor Richard J. Daley supported Democratic leader Clyde L. Choate of Anna. Governor Dan Walker objected to Choate for personal reasons and supported Gerald A. Bradley of Bloomington. Schneider had reservations about a Choate speakership and drafted William A. Redmond to run for Speaker. No candidate, which at various points in time included up to eleven Democrats and the Republican leader James R. Washburn could get the 89 votes required to be elected Speaker. After an election that took over a week, Republican defectors including future Speaker Lee A. Daniels, voted for Redmond ending the stalemate. He was named Chair of the Elementary and Secondary Education committee by Redmond.[4][5]
^Mehler, Neil; Elmer, John (January 26, 1975). "Fought hard for Redmond the Speaker fight is a victory for reform". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois.
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