Detroit area ministers endorse Rick Snyder

October 29, 2010 admin

More than 30 influential Detroit and area ministers today endorsed Rick Snyder for governor, citing his focus on jobs, commitment to restoring Michigan’s central cities and promise to bring an end to the urban-versus-suburban battle that has plagued the state’s political scene for far too long.

“I am backing Rick Snyder because of his business background and his ability to bring jobs back to our cities,” said Pastor Joseph Jordan of Corinthian Baptist Church in Hamtramck. “Rick exhibits the kind of leadership the state desperately needs.”

Pastor Henry Fuller, Jr. of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Flint added: “We are at a juncture in the nation and state where too many people want to go in different directions and it is tearing us apart – I think we need the broadest leadership we can get. Rick Snyder is the guy who can bring people together. I thank the Father for giving Rick the temperament to lead us through these difficult times.”

Snyder, who lived in the Detroit area while working as an accountant for tax firm Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, said rebuilding the city is essential to rebuilding the state.

“Michigan will not be a great state again until Detroit is on the path to being a great city again,” Snyder said.

Snyder has made helping Michigan’s urban cities a cornerstone of his campaign for governor. In a policy whitepaper available on his campaign website, Snyder proposes a series of reforms aimed at improving transportation, providing better police protection, supporting the arts and breaking down barriers to redevelopment. The full plan is available to read or download at www.rickformichigan.com under the “Plan and Vision” section.

“Young college graduates increasingly want to live and work in big cities – even if only for a short while before starting a family – and we are losing them to other states,” Snyder said. “Chicago is home to the largest population of MSU students in the world – imagine how much better off the state would be if all that talent and energy was here in Michigan,” Snyder said.

At a campaign stop in Detroit, Snyder thanked the ministers for their endorsement and pledged to work together as partners to Reinvent Michigan.

Ministers endorsing Rick Snyder: