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Snyder
files
over 25K
signatures
before
due date
for
re-election
bid
LANSING,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
-
Michigan
Gov.
Rick
Snyder
has made
his
re-election
bid
official
by
turning
in more
than
26,000
signatures
from all
83
counties
to
election
officials.
The
Republican
governor
was
joined
by his
wife,
Sue, Lt.
Gov.
Brian
Calley
and
supporters
Thursday
morning
at the
secretary
of state
building
in
Lansing.
Snyder
says
he's
"absolutely
fired
up" to
continue
being
governor
and is
proud of
his
record.
“I’m
proud to
have
support
from
every
county
in the
state as
I file
for
re-election,”
Snyder
said.
“It has
been an
honor to
lead
Michigan’s
comeback
and I
look
forward
to
ensuring
our
state’s
economic
prosperity
for the
next
four
years.”
Over the
last
three
years
have
Governor
Snyder
has
shown
his
commitment
to every
Michigander
by
creating
over a
quarter
of a
million
jobs,
eliminating
a budget
deficit
and
creating
a
surplus,
bringing
unemployment
to its
lowest
rate
since
2008,
and
increasing
education
funding.
On
Wednesday,
Gov.
Rick
Snyder
today
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
announcement
that the
state’s
seasonally
adjusted
unemployment
rate for
March
fell to
7.5
percent,
the
lowest
unemployment
rate in
Michigan
since
April
2008.
“Getting
Michiganders
back to
work has
been my
focus
since I
came to
Lansing.
Today’s
numbers
are
further
evidence
that our
state’s
economy
is
turning
around
and the
Michigan
comeback
is well
underway."
"We’ve
created
opportunities
for
Michiganders
by
setting
the
environment
for
businesses
to grow
and
thrive.
We’ve
built a
rock-solid
foundation
and I’m
confident
we can
continue
to build
upon
it.”
Asked
about
Democratic
opponent
Mark
Schauer,
Snyder
calls
him a
"career
politician."
Schauer's
criticizing
Snyder
on
education
funding,
individual
tax
hikes
and
other
issues.
Gubernatorial
candidates
from
political
parties
must
file at
least
15,000
valid
signatures
by
Monday
to
qualify
for the
ballot.
Snyder
is in
his
first
term.
Election
Day is
November
4, 2014.
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