Spokesman: Dick and Betsy DeVos endorse Justin Amash for Congress | MLive.com - Jim Harger:
February 12, 2010 - "GOP power couple Dick and Betsy DeVos have thrown their early support to State Rep. Justin Amash's quest to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids.
"Amash, R-Cascade Township, announced his candidacy on Tuesday, one day before Ehlers announced he would retired at 17 years in the U.S. House.
"They enthusiastically support and endorse his candidacy and believe he has a strong record of standing up for smart but limited government," said a spokesman for the DeVoses....
"Amash, a 29-year-old legislator in his first term of office, would not have won the DeVos endorsement had Ehlers not announced his retirement, said their spokesman, Greg McNeilly.
"'They have known Vern pretty much all their lives,' said McNeilly, noting Betsy DeVos took a physics course from Ehlers while a student at Calvin College.
"Dick DeVos, son of Amway Corp. co-founder Rich DeVos, ran a largely self-funded campaign for governor as a Republican in 2006. Betsy DeVos is a former GOP National Committee member and state party chairwoman."
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February 12, 2010 - "GOP power couple Dick and Betsy DeVos have thrown their early support to State Rep. Justin Amash's quest to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids.
"Amash, R-Cascade Township, announced his candidacy on Tuesday, one day before Ehlers announced he would retired at 17 years in the U.S. House.
"They enthusiastically support and endorse his candidacy and believe he has a strong record of standing up for smart but limited government," said a spokesman for the DeVoses....
"Amash, a 29-year-old legislator in his first term of office, would not have won the DeVos endorsement had Ehlers not announced his retirement, said their spokesman, Greg McNeilly.
"'They have known Vern pretty much all their lives,' said McNeilly, noting Betsy DeVos took a physics course from Ehlers while a student at Calvin College.
"Dick DeVos, son of Amway Corp. co-founder Rich DeVos, ran a largely self-funded campaign for governor as a Republican in 2006. Betsy DeVos is a former GOP National Committee member and state party chairwoman."
Read more: http://blog.mlive.com/talkingpolitics/2010/02/spokesman_dick_and_betsy_devos.html
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