Milliken Endorses Rick Snyder For Gov.

Former Governor William Milliken says he is supporting Republican Rick Snyder in the race for Michigan's next Governor.

In a statement released Thursday, Milliken said he's been following the campaign with intense interest, and believes Snyder is "someone who has the experience, the intelligence and the leadership skills required to hit the ground running in January to begin implementing the change we need."

"As I have come to know Rick Snyder, I have found he is someone with a long-term vision for Michigan whose goal is to build our state for generations yet to come.  He is a decision maker who has actually created jobs - Michigan's number one need.  He has very specific plans to create a business climate that will generate the jobs we must have to get Michigan back on track," Milliken said.

"I have found Rick Snyder to be a man who believes the tough job of forging solutions to difficult problems is more important than the simplistic scoring of political points.  I have found him to be a person who recognizes that we are one state -- that we go up or down together and that the problems of Detroit and other cities in Michigan require the attention of us all," he said.

 Milliken, who is 88, served as Michigan's governor from 1969 to 1983.

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