Dick Posthumus

American businessman and politician who served as the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (1999-2003) and majority leader of the Michigan Senate (1991-1999). Posthumus was the longest serving majority leader in the history of the Senate. In 2002, he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan. In 1971, he managed the successful Michigan House of Representatives campaign of fellow student and future Michigan governor John Engler. Posthumus was elected to the Senate in 1982 and became majority leader in 1990, when Engler was elected governor. Posthumus joined Engler on as his running mate and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1998 and went on to serve in that post for four years. He was the Republican nominee for governor in 2002, having defeated Joe Schwarz in the Republican primary, but lost to Democrat Jennifer Granholm in the general election. He joined Compatico in 2005 and became the chief executive officer in 2006. On 8 November 2010, Governor-elect Rick Snyder named Posthumus to be his senior adviser and legislative lobbyist. Link to Wikipedia biography