Rick Snyder
American politician and business executive
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| December 2022 | Criminal charges related to the Flint water crisis were dismissed by Genesee County Judge F. Kay Behm. |
| December 2022 | Criminal charges related to the Flint water crisis were dismissed by Genesee County Judge F. Kay Behm. |
| July 2022 | Rick Snyder co-founded SensCy, a cybersecurity start-up, along with David Behen, Bhushan Kulkarni, and Dave Kelly, focusing on helping small and medium-sized organizations improve their cyberhealth. |
| July 2022 | Rick Snyder co-founded SensCy, a cybersecurity start-up, along with David Behen, Bhushan Kulkarni, and Dave Kelly, focusing on helping small and medium-sized organizations improve their cyberhealth. |
| January 12 2021 | Snyder was charged with two misdemeanors of willful neglect related to the Flint water crisis, to which he pleaded not guilty. |
| January 12 2021 | Snyder was charged with two misdemeanors of willful neglect related to the Flint water crisis, to which he pleaded not guilty. |
| 2020 | Snyder endorses Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election, criticizing President Trump's leadership and moral character. |
| 2020 | Vice published an article detailing evidence of corruption and cover-up related to the Flint water crisis. |
| 2020 | Snyder endorses Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election, criticizing President Trump's leadership and moral character. |
| 2020 | Vice published an article detailing evidence of corruption and cover-up related to the Flint water crisis. |
| 2019 | Snyder forms RPAction LLC, an Ann Arbor-based company staffed by former officials from his administration. |
| 2019 | Snyder forms RPAction LLC, an Ann Arbor-based company staffed by former officials from his administration. |
| July 3 2019 | Snyder publicly tweets that he is turning down the Harvard appointment, citing the current political environment's lack of civility. |
| July 3 2019 | Snyder publicly tweets that he is turning down the Harvard appointment, citing the current political environment's lack of civility. |
| June 29 2019 | Rick Snyder accepts an upcoming appointment at Harvard to share his knowledge of state and local government. |
| June 29 2019 | Rick Snyder accepts an upcoming appointment at Harvard to share his knowledge of state and local government. |
| 2018 | Completed his term as governor, succeeded by Democrat Gretchen Whitmer due to term limits. |
| 2018 | Completed his term as governor, succeeded by Democrat Gretchen Whitmer due to term limits. |
| December 2018 | Snyder granted clemency to 61 Michigan prisoners. |
| December 2018 | Snyder granted clemency to 61 Michigan prisoners. |
| November 2015 | Governor Rick Snyder declared his opposition to permitting Syrian refugee relocation to Michigan. |
| November 2015 | Governor Rick Snyder declared his opposition to permitting Syrian refugee relocation to Michigan. |
| 2014 | Won re-election as Michigan's governor and gained national attention during the Flint water crisis. |
| 2014 | Won re-election as Michigan's governor and gained national attention during the Flint water crisis. |
| November 2014 | Won re-election, defeating Democratic candidate Mark Schauer with approximately 51% of the vote. |
| November 2014 | Won re-election, defeating Democratic candidate Mark Schauer with approximately 51% of the vote. |
| January 2014 | Launched campaign for a second term as governor of Michigan. |
| January 2014 | Launched campaign for a second term as governor of Michigan. |
| January 23 2014 | Snyder announced plans to offer visas to 50,000 immigrant workers with advanced degrees to help jumpstart the Detroit economy. |
| January 23 2014 | Snyder announced plans to offer visas to 50,000 immigrant workers with advanced degrees to help jumpstart the Detroit economy. |
| March 2013 | Snyder announced a financial emergency for the city of Detroit and appointed Kevyn Orr as emergency manager. |
| March 2013 | Snyder announced a financial emergency for the city of Detroit and appointed Kevyn Orr as emergency manager. |
| January 2013 | Snyder traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting the country's entrepreneurial and innovative economy. |
| January 2013 | Snyder traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting the country's entrepreneurial and innovative economy. |
| December 11 2012 | Snyder signed right-to-work legislation into law, making Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the United States. |
| December 11 2012 | Snyder signed right-to-work legislation into law, making Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the United States. |
| December 6 2012 | During a lame duck session, Snyder announced fast-track right-to-work legislation that passed both houses of the Michigan legislature the same day, without committee votes or public hearings. |
| December 6 2012 | During a lame duck session, Snyder announced fast-track right-to-work legislation that passed both houses of the Michigan legislature the same day, without committee votes or public hearings. |
| October 2011 | Signed legislation banning partial birth abortion. |
| October 2011 | Signed legislation banning partial birth abortion. |
| March 16 2011 | Snyder signed a controversial bill into law giving increased powers to emergency managers of local municipalities to resolve financial matters. |
| March 16 2011 | Snyder signed a controversial bill into law giving increased powers to emergency managers of local municipalities to resolve financial matters. |
| February 17 2011 | Snyder presented his first budget to the legislature, calling it a plan for 'Michigan's reinvention'. The $46 billion budget reduced $1.8 billion in spending and eliminated tax exemptions on pensions while abolishing the complex business tax. |
| February 17 2011 | Snyder presented his first budget to the legislature, calling it a plan for 'Michigan's reinvention'. The $46 billion budget reduced $1.8 billion in spending and eliminated tax exemptions on pensions while abolishing the complex business tax. |
| January 19 2011 | Snyder delivered his first State of the State address, the earliest since Governor John Engler's 1996 address. He publicly endorsed the Detroit River International Crossing and appointed Andy Dillon as state treasurer. |
| January 19 2011 | Snyder delivered his first State of the State address, the earliest since Governor John Engler's 1996 address. He publicly endorsed the Detroit River International Crossing and appointed Andy Dillon as state treasurer. |
| January 7 2011 | Snyder appointed Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura D. Corrigan to head the Department of Human Services and Michigan Appeals Court Judge Brian K. Zahra to fill her Supreme Court vacancy. |
| January 7 2011 | Snyder appointed Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura D. Corrigan to head the Department of Human Services and Michigan Appeals Court Judge Brian K. Zahra to fill her Supreme Court vacancy. |
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