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Gov. Rick Snyder says he might not run for re-election in 2014 -- could Brian Calley or Bill Schuette succeed him?
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| Last Edited | COSDem Sep 27, 2011 05:59pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Jackson Citizen Patriot |
| News Date | Sunday, September 25, 2011 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Rick Snyder told MIRS at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference this weekend that he might not run for re-election in 2014 if he gets his agenda accomplished in his first term.
Snyder has already has gotten the 2012 budget, tax reform, teacher tenure reform and a new Emergency Manager law passed with the help of a GOP Legislature.
He also has outlined priorities for education and health care, like a database of kids' body mass index (BMI) scores and mandatory schools of choice in Michigan. Those initiatives are facing a tougher audience. At the conference, Republican activists didn't care for the new Detroit-Canada bridge or internet sales tax, either.
Snyder said if he gets his agenda accomplished, he would not seek re-election and allow "better, smarter people" to take over so he can see Michigan " be successful in the long term." The governor told MIRS he's "happy to go fishing, go teach or do something else."
"My criteria are two things. Did I do what I said I was going to do? And if I did the things I said I was going to do, that would be great," Snyder said. "The second thing is, it's not about me. I really want to create a long-term legacy of success. The changes we're making are for 10, 20, 30 years from now . . . "Have we started creating a culture where people want to take this ball and run for a long time?" |
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