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	Dick Posthumus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard Posthumus (born on 19 July 1950), American farmer, businessman, and politician, is a former State Senate Majority leader and Republican gubernatorial candidate from Michigan.
		Posthumus was elected to the State Senate in 1982 and became Senate Majority leader in 1990, when Engler was elected Governor.
		Posthumus is the longest serving Senate Majority leader in the history of the State of Michigan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dick_Posthumus (240 words)

	Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus Biography
		Dick's values of hard work, faith, family and service were shaped growing up on his family's farm in Southeastern Kent County, where still today, he and his wife, Pam, raise three daughters and a son.
		Dick's ability to bring people together and take on the tough issues earned him the respect of his colleagues and the trust of his constituents.
		And as a husband and father, Dick Posthumus has taken a leadership role in identifying ways to end the tragic abuse of women and children in Michigan today.
	www.michigan.gov /formergovernors/0,1607,7-212-31303-2472--,00.html (569 words)

	Right to Life of Michigan, seeking peaceful, life-affirming solutions
		Dick and Pam consider their most important and enjoyable activity to be the time they spend with their four children: Krista, Lisa, Heather, and Bryan.
		Dick Posthumus recently announced that he will be running for governor this year.
		Dick Posthumus is a man who is committed to all of Michigan's people; not just some of them.
	www.rtl.org /html/rlm_news/AprilMay2002/Posthumus.html (332 words)

	John Engler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1971 he graduated with a degree in agricultural economics and was elected as a State Representative at the age of 23.
		His campaign manager was new MSU College Republican chair Dick Posthumus, who later went on to become Engler's Lieutenant Governor.
		Engler's lieutenant governor, Dick Posthumus, sought to succeed Engler in the 2002 gubernatorial race.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Engler (910 words)

	The State News - www.statenews.com
		Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus hugs a group of children during the GOP convention Saturday at the Detroit Renaissance Center.
		Posthumus, second in command for the state for the past four years, spoke to Republican supporters Saturday at the state Republican convention in Detroit to kick-start the campaign.
		Posthumus made his acceptance speech at the Renaissance Center Marriott Hotel the morning after Engler, the state’s 46th governor, gave his fair-well speech to the party he has served since the 1970s.
	www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=11594 (532 words)

	Right to Life of Michigan, seeking peaceful, life-affirming solutions
		Dick Posthumus believes that life begins at conception, and this has guided him throughout his career in public service to protect everyone’s right to life; the life of the born, unborn, the disabled, and the dying.
		When Dick Posthumus was Senate Majority Leader in 1996, he voted to ban partial-birth abortion in Michigan’s first attempt to make this horribly gruesome procedure illegal.
		If elected governor, Dick Posthumus would fully back legislation making it illegal to end a child’s life as she is being born.
	www.rtl.org /html/rlm_news/OctoberNovember2002/governor_stance.html (576 words)

	Lansing State Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		That means Posthumus, a 52-year-old ex-farmer from Alto, about 50 miles west of Lansing, is left to walk a tight line: capitalize on the successes he helped create under Engler but separate himself enough to overcome the Engler fatigue.
		As lieutenant governor, Posthumus chaired task forces on college tuition and domestic violence, but the main duty of the $123,900-a-year job is to act in the governor's absence.
		Just as Engler earned a reputation as imposing and politically shrewd, Posthumus is known as basically, a nice guy with strong convictions, a good attitude, a lot of energy and an ever-present toothpaste-commercial smile.
	www.lsj.com /news/election2002gov/020725posthumus_1a-4a.html (1052 words)

	Business Group Endorses Posthumus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The National Federation of Independent Business, which has 23,000 Michigan members, said Posthumus had a strong small-business voting record while he served in the Senate, with pro-small-business ratings of 83 percent in 1994, 100 percent in 1996 and 82 percent in 1998.
		Posthumus, of Alto, was a state senator from 1982-1998.
		Posthumus made it clear that any halt in planned tax cuts would be a last option, not a first," said NFIB/Michigan State Director Charlie Owens in a statement.
	www.nfib.com /object/3454923.html (242 words)

	The State News - www.statenews.com
		Dick Posthumus, left, and his wife, Pam, stand before hundreds of Republican supporters to give his concession speech, Nov. 5 at the Radisson Hotel, 111 N. Grand Ave.
		Whether Posthumus' campaigning made a difference in closing the gap between the two remains a question for political analysts, who are split on the answer.
		Dick came across as much more honest and believable in their debates," he said.
	www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=13922 (735 words)

	Michigan Land Use Institute
		Posthumus talked to a select group of leaders from gun owner, timber, hunting dog, fishing, trapping, and wild game groups about his plan to safeguard the Great Lakes, his love of farming and hunting, and his concern about sprawling development.
		Dick Posthumus is not antagonistic to environmentalism or the environmental movement.
		Posthumus because of his “firsthand knowledge of agriculture, hunting and fishing, and environmental stewardship, and he has a proven record of leadership.” The Michigan Association of Home Builders and the state Chamber of Commerce also issued endorsements for Mr.
	www.mlui.org /print.asp?fileid=16366 (1806 words)

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		Posthumus, in his concession speech in Lansing, said he was proud of what he had been able to accomplish in 20 years in office, particularly in helping to approve the school finance reform Proposal A in 1994, but said he wished Ms.
		Posthumus failed to attack her on any issue, ran on issues that were not priorities of voters and launched a negative barrage "before he claimed himself for the public."
		Posthumus and Republicans had attacked her as lacking Michigan values, for representing Wayne County political corruption and cronyism, for making extreme statements to special interests only to backtrack when held to account, and for being inexperienced.
	www.bridges4kids.org /articles/11-02/ElectionResults2002.html (4507 words)

	Dick Posthumus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Senator Posthumus was first elected Senate Majority Leader in 1990 after serving eight years in the Michigan Senate representing the 31st District.
		Dick Posthumus was born on July 19,1950 in Hastings, Michigan and grew up in Alto, Michigan located outside Grand Rapids.
		Married in 1972, Dick and his wife Pam, consider their most important and enjoyable activity to be the time they spend with their children Krista, Lisa, Heather and Bryan.
	www.msu.edu /user/mgrp/taskforce/dick.html (193 words)

	Gubernatorial Candidate Profiles: Posthumus [Michigan Education Report]
		Dick Posthumus is Michigan’s lieutenant governor, a position he has held since 1999.
		Posthumus’ most oft-stated educational goal is to have every Michigan child reading at grade level by the third grade.
		Posthumus regards Proposal A, the 1994 tax reform plan that shifted most education funding from local to state government, as a salutary measure because it lowered property taxes, reduced funding inequities between districts, and increased the amount of money going to Michigan schools.
	www.mackinac.org /pubs/mer/article.asp?ID=4619 (860 words)

	Traverse City Record-Eagle - News Story -- www.record-eagle.com
		Dick Posthumus told members of the Traverse City Rotary Club Tuesday.
		Posthumus, the leading GOP candidate in next year's race for governor, has spent the last few days traveling the state visiting schools and service organizations.
		Posthumus said he believes the people behind the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon saw diversity in the United States as a weakness, when it really is a strength.
	www.record-eagle.com /2001/nov/28dick.htm (405 words)

	Michigan Land Use Institute
		The challenge to Dick Posthumus and Jennifer Granholm is to recognize the entrepreneurial spirit of small farmers like Laura and Frank Jones, chicken producers in Durand, Michigan.
		Dick Posthumus, the Republican candidate for governor, startled more than Michigan’s farm community last month when he unveiled his economic plan and then candidly declared that small farms have no future in Michigan.
		Posthumus prefaced his small-farm death knell with a pitch for the type of agriculture he does support: Large-scale industrial farms.
	www.mlui.org /print.asp?fileid=16356 (1678 words)

	Posthumus Outlines Education Agenda/Dems: Too Little, Too Late
		Dick POSTHUMUS today outlined his education agenda for the media at Fairview Elementary School in Lansing.
		The Posthumus education agenda was developed in conjunction with a group of 25 teachers, principals and superintendents from across the state who were asked by the Lt. Governor to put together a list of best practices for Posthumus to review.
		Granholm also added that Posthumus hails from an administration where teachers “felt kicked in the teeth” and that under her administration that would change.
	www.bridges4kids.org /news/9-02/MIRS9-5-02.html (804 words)

	Grand Rapids Magazine : Online Feature July 2004
		Then along came Jennifer Granholm … For Posthumus, losing the 2002 gubernatorial race to Granholm — the woman he calls the best campaigner the Michigan Democrats put up in over 50 years — certainly was disappointing.
		But today, after settling into his private life, Posthumus continues to honor the same commitments he held dear during his time in public service: commitments to family, to West Michigan, and to individuals who need help understanding and working with state government.
		Posthumus said he has enjoyed reconnecting with family and friends since returning to private life, and he doubts voters will see a rematch of the 2002 gubernatorial race in 2006.
	www.grmag.com /features/07-04/07-04.htm (1158 words)

	MLive.com: Election 2002
		Dick Posthumus talks about his desire to keep reducing taxes, the success of Proposal A, and his background as a Michigander.
		Posthumus says he is proud of his administration's work on diversifying the economy with programs such as SmartZones and the Life Sciences Corridor.
		Posthumus supports both giving funding priority to clinics that don't perform abortions and making it mandatory for doctors to try to save fetusus that show signs of life.
	www.mlive.com /election/special/posthumus.ssf (352 words)

	Schwarz says doubts about Posthumus driving GOP supporters his way (WTF?)
		Dick Posthumus can win the governor's race in November is driving disenchanted GOP supporters his way, a charge the Posthumus camp denies.
		Posthumus spokesman Sage Eastman said the lieutenant governor is getting plenty of positive comments as he travels the state talking about taxes, education and the environment.
		Posthumus still remains comfortably ahead of Schwarz and Troy businessman Ed Hamilton in polls of GOP voters, with Posthumus leading both challengers by at least 30 percentage points.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-gop/671643/posts (1940 words)

	The Detroit News
		Republican Dick Posthumus has trimmed Democrat Jennifer Granholm's lead in the Michigan governor's race from 12 points to eight in the past week, building on his advantage among pro-life voters and cutting into her margin among union households and working women, a Detroit News poll indicates.
		Posthumus, who opposes abortion except to save the life of the mother, continued to build support among pro-life voters.
		Posthumus does enjoy a double-digit advantage in his western Michigan base.
	www.epicmra.com /news21.htm (1087 words)

	City Pulse - October 09, 2002
		Of course, what Posthumus did not point out was that as attorney general and acting on Gov. John Engler’s order, Granholm wrote a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion ban.
		Posthumus didn’t seem to have the same mastery of image, so important in this televised virtual reality: his face frozen in a super-friendly expression seconds before his statements ended as if preparing for a photo shoot and waiting for the camera flash.
		He mentioned her ties to Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara, with whom she served as lead attorney during a time when he was accused of granting no-bid contracts to friends, family and political contributors, and accused Granholm of not having called for an investigation into county contracting practices.
	www.lansingcitypulse.com /021009/021009governor.html (828 words)

	Elaine Donnelly on Jennifer Granholm on National Review Online
		Posthumus did not lose because Granholm is an attractive woman, or because of campaign ads exposing and criticizing her support for "reparations" legislation.
		Posthumus had every right to pin Granholm to the political mat on that issue.
		Just what did she mean when she said she might "tweak" Governor Engler's tax-cutting Proposal A? Dick Posthumus could have added reparations to the list of issues on which Granholm was dissembling for the sake of political expediency.
	www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment-donnelly112102.asp (890 words)

	ATR: Press Releases: Candidate Endorses Tax Limitation Amendment
		Dick Posthumus has proposed amending the Michigan Constitution to require a three-fifths vote to increase the rate or base of any tax.
		Posthumus' leadership and such strong commitment to Michigan taxpayers on this issue.
		Dick Posthumus has unmistakably sided with taxpayers, and his proposal will force the legislature to revisit the problem of government waste, and force the question 'how are we going to pay for this program'?' upon the legislature."
	www.atr.org /content/html/2002/aug/081202pr.html (426 words)

	WNDU-TV: News Story: Dick Posthumus out of surgery - November 11, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Michigan - Michigan's former Lieutenant Governor Dick Posthumus is recovering from surgery to remove his cancerous prostate.
		Posthumus is considered a high-risk patient because his father died in his 70's from prostate cancer.
		Posthumus has been out of politics since losing his bid for governor to Jennifer Granholm in 2002.
	www.wndu.com /news/112004/news_38353.php (201 words)

	Albion College News & Sports / Posthumus Next to Visit Community In AC Gubernatorial Series
		Posthumus has been involved in politics since 1982 when he ran for State senate.
		It was in 1998 that Posthumus was elected to be lieutenant governor.
		In spring and winter of 2001 Posthumus chaired a committee devoted to finding ways to eliminate all homicides in domestic violence.
	www.albion.edu /ac_news/releases/gubernatorialseriesposthumus.asp (309 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Granholm was challenged twice by Republican Dick Posthumus during the pair's second gubernatorial debate Tuesday to say how she voted on the proposal.
		Dick Posthumus is banking that fear of heftier tax bills will do the same for him on Nov. 5.
		Posthumus and other Republicans have seized on Democrat Jennifer Granholm's comment that Proposal A - a 1994 ballot proposal that put a lid on property taxes - needs to be tweaked.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=posthumus (3933 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Dick Lugar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Richard Green "Dick" Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Indiana.
		Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lugar attended the public schools of Indianapolis, during this time he attained the Boy Scout's highest ranking, the Eagle Scout.
		Interview of Dick Cheney by Brit Hume (Source)
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Dick_Lugar (481 words)

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