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Richard Dale Snyder is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. Snyder, who was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, began his career in business in 1982. He was chairman of the board of Gateway from 2005 to 2007, a co-founder of Ardesta, LLC, a venture capital firm, HealthMedia, Inc., a digit…
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Born 19 August 1958 · Q887111
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Career landmark: Governor of Michigan (2011–2019).
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“That is why I have directed both the departments of environmental quality and health and human services to invite every external scientist who has worked on this issue to be our partners in helping us to improve Flint water.”
Detroit News: Snyder pours cold water on Duggan's independent bid for governor
Yahoo: Former Gov. Rick Snyder, Sen. Debbie Stabenow honored for public service, call for unity
It was announced that nine former government officials — including Snyder — would face charges resulting from the Flint water crisis
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Vice News published an article suggesting evidence of corruption and a cover-up by Snyder and his "fixer" Rich Baird, adding that the statute of limitations on some of the most serious felony misconduct-in-office charges
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An article was published in Vice detailing evidence of corruption and a cover-up by Snyder, including that he was warned repeatedly about the dangerous effects of the decisions he had made about the Flint water supply
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Snyder accepted a soon-to-be appointment at Harvard to share his knowledge of state and local government
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And was succeeded by Democrat Gretchen Whitmer
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That Valerie Brader, Snyder's senior policy adviser and deputy legal counsel, and his chief legal counsel Mike Gadola had expressed concerns to him about Flint's water in October 2014, nearly six months after Flint had b
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Snyder requested that the federal government declare a state of emergency in Flint
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Mayor Weaver declared the water issue as a citywide public health state of emergency to prompt help from state and federal officials
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Four families filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U
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Snyder announced plans to offer visas to 50,000 immigrant workers with advanced degrees to help jumpstart the Detroit economy
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Snyder gained national attention during the Flint water crisis, in which he was accused of mishandling the situation that exposed thousands of Flint residents to lead-contaminated water
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Emergency manager Darnell Earley was responsible for changing the source of drinking water for the city to the Flint River, which has trihalomethanes (TTHM) in it
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Snyder signed a bill into law which nullified Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which contained a controversial provision that allowed the government and the military to indefin
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Making Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the United States as part of a plan to attract business and jobs to the state
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Although ultimately Paul Ryan was selected
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Who supported the 2009 auto bailout according to a Pew Research Center poll (63% support in Michigan)
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Snyder signed into law The Public Employee Domestic Partner Benefit Restriction Act, which prevents the same-sex domestic partners of public employees at both the state and local level from receiving health benefits
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Snyder signed a controversial bill into law that gave increased powers to emergency managers of local municipalities to resolve financial matters
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Calling it a plan for "Michigan's reinvention", and saying it would end Michigan's deficits
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Snyder announced he was appointing Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura D
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Career landmark: Governor of Michigan (2011–2019).
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Snyder was quoted as saying, "[HMI] is one of the best success stories in the state
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Republicans gained a majority in the Michigan House and increased the Republican majority held in the Michigan Senate
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For a reported $200 million to Johnson & Johnson
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Snyder replaced the founding CEO and personally rescued the company from insolvency with more of his own money
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Along with three co-founders, which invested in 20 start-up companies through 2011
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Under Republican governor John Engler and was also the chair of Ann Arbor SPARK
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Snyder funded and co-founded HealthMedia Incorporated (HMI)
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Snyder returned to Ann Arbor to found Avalon Investments Inc
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At Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church in Dearborn, Michigan
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A Master of Business Administration in 1979, and a Juris Doctor in 1982, all from the University of Michigan
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Born 1958-08-19.
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