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Richard Dale "Rick" Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American politician, business executive, venture capitalist, and accountant. He is the 48th and current Governor of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he assumed office as governor on January 1, 2011. From 2005 to 2007, Snyder served as the chairman of the board of Gateway, Inc., based in Irvine, California. Prior to his election as governor, he was chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Ardesta LLC, a venture capital firm based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Snyder was considered as a possible Republican Party candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2012, although ultimately Paul Ryan was selected.〔〔〔WWJ Lansing (May 3, 2012).(One Tough Veep? Snyder Won't Quash Romney Running Mate Rumors ), detroit.cbslocal.com; accessed December 13, 2014〕〔Anders, Melissa (May 3, 2012).("Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as Mitt Romney's vice presidential candidate?" ), MLive.com; accessed December 13, 2014.〕 On February 3, 2014, Snyder announced his candidacy for re-election as Governor of Michigan in 2014. He was elected to a second term in the November 4, 2014 vote, defeating his major challenger, Democrat Mark Schauer. ==Early life, education, and family== Snyder was born to Dale F. and Helen Louella Snyder in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he was raised. His father owned a small, local window-cleaning company in Battle Creek. He has an elder sister. When he was 16, he took a business class at Kellogg Community College on weekends. By his senior year at Lakeview High School in Calhoun County, Snyder had earned 23 college credits. Snyder visited the admissions office of the University of Michigan in November 1975 and spoke with the admissions director, who recommended that Snyder attend Michigan and create his own degree.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahFTGoGyC2Q )〕 Snyder earned his B.G.S. (1977), M.B.A. (1979), and J.D. (1982)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Governor Rick Snyder's biography at )〕 from the University of Michigan by age 23.〔 Snyder is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He resides in Ann Arbor with his wife Sue and their three children and has a vacation home near Gun Lake.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Ex-Gateway Computers CEO Offers Advice to Entrepreneurs )〕 The couple were married in 1987 at Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church in Dearborn.〔Bomey, Nathan (July 4, 2010).("Rick Snyder: Nerd. Accountant. Computer executive. Investor. Governor?" ), AnnArbor.com; archived from (the original ) on February 9, 2012; retrieved on March 7, 2013.〕 Snyder has indicated he is a practicing Presbyterian.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Snyder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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