Richard DeVos endorses Justin Amash for Congress

Fri, Jul 09, 2010

‘Understands Freedom, Entrepreneurship and Family Values are Cornerstones’

Grand Rapids, MI- Today, Richard DeVos announced his endorsement of Third Congressional District Republican candidate and State Representative Justin Amash. Mr. DeVos is one of the world’s leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists. He and his wife have made major contributions to education, health care, the arts, and many Christian causes. Mr. DeVos graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School and attended Calvin College. He also served in the U.S. Air Force.

“Justin Amash is a principled, free-market, pro-family conservative, and I’m very pleased to endorse his candidacy for U.S. House. Justin understands that freedom, entrepreneurship, and family values are cornerstones of our great nation, and I trust him to pursue policies in Congress that ensure all Americans have the opportunity to succeed,” said Mr. DeVos.

“I am honored to receive Richard DeVos’s endorsement. His life epitomizes the American dream, and his entrepreneurship and generosity benefit millions of people. America is stronger and Michigan is much better off because of the work and contributions of Mr. DeVos and his family,” added Amash.

Justin Amash represents the 72nd District in the Michigan House of Representatives and is the proven, principled, conservative Republican candidate in Michigan’s Third Congressional District. Visit amashforcongress.com for more information about his campaign to empower people, not government.

Richard DeVos Biography:

"In 1959, Rich DeVos founded Amway Corp. with his lifelong friend and business partner, the late Jay Van Andel. The direct selling company now operates in more than 80 countries and territories around the world, and enables more than 3 million people to own independent businesses. In 2000, Amway became a subsidiary of Alticor with sister companies Quixtar, Inc. and Access Business Group LLC. In June 2007, Alticor announced it would reintroduce the Amway brand over the next two years to the North American market, as part of an overall business transformation.

DeVos has also owned a number of professional sports franchises, including the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He is the author of four books: Believe!, Compassionate Capitalism, Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons for Life, and Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People. A renowned speaker, he has appeared before hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. His recorded talk, "Selling America," received the Alexander Hamilton Award for Economic Education from the Freedoms Foundation. After receiving a heart transplant in 1997, he became chairman of the Speakers Bureau for United Network for Organ Sharing.

DeVos and his wife, Helen, generously support hospitals, colleges and universities, arts organizations and Christian causes in their hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., and they support numerous organizations in Central Florida. Among the many institutions they have helped create are DeVos Children's Hospital, the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, the DeVos Communications Center at Calvin College, the DeVos Campus of Grand Valley State University, and the DeVos Place convention center. Florida contributions include the DeVos Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida, and the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation.

DeVos is a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School and attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He served in the United States Air Force from 1944 to 1946."

Source: www.amway.com/en/about-amway/Co-Founders