John Engler
46th Governor of Michigan
Term of office: January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2003
Lieutenant Governor:	Dick Posthumus
Predecessor:	James Blanchard
Successor:	Jennifer Granholm
Born:	October 12, 1948 Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Political party:	Republican
Profession:	Lawyer
Spouse:	Colleen Engler (divorced) Michelle Engler
Religion:	Catholic

John Mathias Engler (born October 12, 1948) is an American politician. He served as a Republican governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Image File history File links John-engler. ... Michigan Governors Territorial Governors State Governors From statehood until the election of 1966, governors were elected to two-year terms. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking executive officer in the U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. ... Richard Posthumus (born 19 July 1950), American politician, is a former State Senate Majority leader and Republican gubernatorial candidate from Michigan. ... James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan and is a member of the Democratic Party. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... A governor is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the Head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered company which has... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Engler, a Catholic, was born in Mount Pleasant and grew up on a cattle farm in Beal City. He attended Michigan State University, where he was chairman of the College Republicans. 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. Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Beal City is an unincorporated community located in Isabella County, Michigan. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... The College Republicans, although lacking official ties, are an auxilliary of the Republican Party of the United States for college and university students. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Agricultural economics applies the principles of economics to the production of crops and livestock. ... The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ... In United States and other democracies, political campaigns larger than a few individuals generally include a campaign manager whose role is to coordinate the campaigns operations. ... Richard Posthumus (born 19 July 1950), American politician, is a former State Senate Majority leader and Republican gubernatorial candidate from Michigan. ...

Engler married Colleen House Engler in 1975. Colleen Engler, by then a state representative herself, ran unsuccessfully in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 1986. John Engler had initially declared his support for another candidate (eventual Republican nominee William Lucas), but backed Colleen Engler once she became a candidate. The couple divorced sometime during the 1980s.

Engler married his second wife, Michelle, a lawyer, in 1990. She was named to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) board in 2001 by President George W. Bush and re-appointed in 2002. The couple have triplet daughters born November 13, 1994. English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) NYSE: FRE, a government sponsored enterprise, is a stockholder-owned, publicly-traded company chartered by the United States federal government in 1970 to purchase mortgages and related securities, and then issue securities and bonds in financial markets backed by those mortgages in... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A triplet is a set of three items, and includes in particular: one of three babies in a multiple birth a preparation of opal as a gemstone, with a thin layer of opal backed with a dark material and covered with cap of clear quartz in poetry, a tercet (three... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ...

Engler has spent most of his adult life in government. He was serving in the Michigan House when he enrolled at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and graduated with a J.D. in 1981, having served as a Michigan State Senator since 1979. He was elected Senate Majority Leader in 1985 and served there until elected governor in 1990. Thomas M. Cooley Law School, located in Lansing, Michigan, is the largest law school in the United States measured on the basis of both full- and part-time enrollment. ... Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a first degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries, most notably the United States. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan Legislature. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Governorship

His administration was characterized by privatization of state services, tax reduction, educational reform, and major reconfiguration and renaming of executive branch departments. In 1996 he was elected Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law and running the day-to-day affairs of the government or state. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Republican Governors Association is an association for governors in the United States who belong to the United States Republican Party. ...

1996 Presidential Election

During the 1996 presidential campaign, Engler was considered by many political commentators and experts to be a serious potential vice presidential running mate for Republican nominee Bob Dole. Eventually, however, Dole instead selected Jack Kemp, a former congressman and HUD Secretary. Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... Robert Joseph Bob Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996. ... Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp, Jr. ... The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ...

2000 Presidential Election

Engler was widely touted as a potential candidate for President in the 2000 election. However, Engler quickly passed on the race and endorsed his friend, Texas Governor George W. Bush, in the Republican primary. This article is about the office President of the United States. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ...

Engler and Bush became unwitting foils for Canadian comedy news reporter Rick Mercer in his Talking to Americans report. Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Richard Vincent (Rick) Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St. ... Talking To Americans was a regular feature presented by Rick Mercer on the Canadian political satire show This Hour Has 22 Minutes. ...

After Bush secured the GOP nomination, Engler's name began to surface as a possible running mate for Bush [1]. In the weeks leading up to the Republican National Convention that July, Bush campaign sources reported that Engler was on Bush's short list to be named. However, Engler had failed to deliver Michigan to Bush in the Republican primary, and was beset by flagging popularity. Engler was passed over in favor of Dick Cheney for the position. A running mate is a person running for a subordinate position on a joint ticket during an election. ...

2002 Elections & Post-Gubernatorial Work

Engler's lieutenant governor, Dick Posthumus, sought to succeed Engler in the 2002 gubernatorial race. Despite Republican successes across the country and in Michigan, Posthumus lost the race to the state's Attorney General, Democrat Jennifer Granholm. Richard Posthumus (born 19 July 1950), American politician, is a former State Senate Majority leader and Republican gubernatorial candidate from Michigan. ... Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan and is a member of the Democratic Party. ...

Since leaving the governor's mansion, Engler has become president of the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C., and he now lives in northern Virginia with his family. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), one of industrys most powerful lobbies, was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1895. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Election results

In 1990 then State Senate Majority Leader John Engler challenged Governor James Blanchard in his bid for a third term. Political observers viewed Engler's bid as a long shot, and he trailed Blanchard by double digits in the polls the weekend before the election. However, on election day Engler pulled off the upset, defeating Blanchard by approximately 17,000 votes -- less than one percentage point. Engler's upset did not lead to a resounding Republican victory, however. Then-Rep. Bill Schuette lost his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Carl Levin. Democrats also retained their control of the offices of Secretary of State, Attorney General, and majorities in the State House of Representatives and the state Supreme Court. James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Carl Milton Levin (born June 28, 1934) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan. ...

In 1994 Engler ran for his second term. The Democrats nominated former Representative Howard Wolpe, who had close ties to labor movement -- a potent force in Democratic politics in Michigan. Engler crushed Wolpe 61% - 39%, and the state Republican party made significant gains. Spencer Abraham picked up the Senate seat of retiring Democrat Donald W. Riegle, Jr.. Republicans gained a seat to break a tie in the state House of Representatives and take a 56-54 majority, while also picking up a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Candice Miller pulled off an upset victory to win the post of Secretary of State. Howard Eliot Wolpe, III (born November 2, 1939) served in the United States House of Representatives. ... Spencer Abraham Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952 in East Lansing, Michigan) is an American politician, of Syro-Lebanese extraction. ... Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. ... Rep. ...

Michigan voters re-elected Governor Engler to his third and final term in 1998. He won a landslide victory over lawyer Geoffrey Fieger. Engler took 1,883,005 votes -- 62 percent of the total -- to Fieger's 38 percent and 1,143,574 votes. Engler's landslide helped the state Republican party to gain six seats in the state House of Representatives, taking control of the chamber they had lost two years previously with a 58-52 margin, as well as picking up an additional seat in the State Senate, for a 23-15 majority. Republicans also gained a seat on the technically non-partisan state Supreme Court, holding a 4-3 majority over the Democrats. The Republican landslide was not complete, however. The Democrats narrowly held on to the Attorney General's office, and Republicans failed in their bids to defeat several Democratic members of the state's congressional delegation. Geoffrey Fieger Geoffrey Fieger is an American attorney. ...

Electoral history

• 1998 Race for Governor
  • John Engler (R) (inc.), 62%
  • Geoffrey Fieger (D), 38%

• 1994 Race for Governor
  • John Engler (R) (inc.), 61%
  • Howard Wolpe (D), 38%

• 1990 Race for Governor
  • John Engler (R), 51%
  • James Blanchard (D) (inc.), 49%

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Further reading

• Gleaves Whitney, John Engler: The Man, The Leader, The Legacy. ISBN 1-58536-127-5
• Justice Denied: The Engler Legacy

Lieutenant governors:

• Connie Binsfeld, 1991–1999
• Dick Posthumus, 1999–2003

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• James Blanchard (incumbent), 1990
• Howard Wolpe, 1994
• Geoffrey Fieger, 1998

Governors of Michigan

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