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{{Officeholder
|name=Rick Snyder
|image=RickSnyder2015.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Sue Snyder
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=Michigan
|lieutenant=[[Brian Calley]]
|terms=January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019
|preceded=[[Jennifer Granholm]]
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Gretchen Whitmer]]
}}
}}
'''Richard Dale “Rick” Snyder''' (born August 19, 1958 in Battle Creek, Michigan (age {{age|1958|8|19}})) is a venture capitalist and former [[Republican]] Governor of [[Michigan]]. Snyder served two terms and was succeeded by liberal [[Democrat]] [[Gretchen Whitmer]].
Snyder announced in early September 2020 his endorsement of the senile, [[Joe Biden's cognitive decline|cognitively declined]] [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election|2020 presidential race]] over [[President Trump]].<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/09/former-michigan-gov-rick-snyder-a-republican-endorses-joe-biden-over-bully-president-donald-trump.html Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, endorses Joe Biden over ’bully’ President Donald Trump]
*[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-michigan-gov-rick-snyder-back-sbiden-president-republican/
GOP ex-Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan backs Biden, calling Trump a "bully"]
*[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/former-michigan-gop-governor-rick-snyder-endorses-biden/ Former Michigan GOP Governor Rick Snyder Endorses Biden]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/04/republican-governor-at-center-of-flint-water-scandal-endorses-joe-biden/ Republican Governor at Center of Flint Water Scandal Endorses Joe Biden]</ref>
==Education and business career==
Snyder graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a Bachelor of General Studies degree with high distinction in 1977, a Masters of Business Administration with distinction in 1979, and a Juris Doctor in 1982. After serving as a partner at Coopers & Lybrand he joined Gateway computers in 1991 as Executive Vice President and President and COO of Gateway, Inc. in 1997. He went on to become President and CEO of Avalon Investment, which invested in 24 technology-oriented startup companies.
Snyder graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a Bachelor of General Studies degree with high distinction in 1977, a Masters of Business Administration with distinction in 1979, and a Juris Doctor in 1982. After serving as a partner at Coopers & Lybrand he joined Gateway computers in 1991 as Executive Vice President and President and COO of Gateway, Inc. in 1997. He went on to become President and CEO of Avalon Investment, which invested in 24 technology-oriented startup companies.
As a gubernatorial candidate, Snyder was known on the campaign trail as "Rick the Nerd." He defeated four candidates in the Republican primary and defeated Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero with over sixty percent of the vote in the general election.
==Governor of Michigan==
As a gubernatorial candidate, Snyder was known on the campaign trail as "Rick the Nerd".{{fact}} He defeated four candidates in the Republican primary and defeated Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero with over sixty percent of the vote in the general election.
Among the numerous legislation he signed, on July 11, 2017, Snyder signed a bill into law making [[female genital mutilation]] a felony.<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (July 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/12/michigan-gov-rick-snyder-signs-law-making-female-genital-mutilation-felony/ Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Signs Law Making Female Genital Mutilation a Felony]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref>
After ending his gubernatorial tenure, Snyder expressed support for large refugee and legal immigration levels.<ref>Munro, Neil (November 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/01/wsj-feds-must-import-more-refugee-workers-and-consumers-for-business/ WSJ: Feds Must Import More Refugee Workers and Consumers for Business]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 2, 2019.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Snyder Rick Snyder - Ballotpedia]
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