Governor William G. Milliken Spouse(s) Marsha | Preceded by F. Robert Edwards Role Politician Name Bobby Crim | |
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Children Donald W Crim, Douglas W Crim, David W Crim | ||
Watch Bobby Crim talk about the tradition of the Crim races
Bobby Crim is a former Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives, and who served as Speaker of the House from 1973 through 1982.
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- Watch Bobby Crim talk about the tradition of the Crim races
- Watch Bobby Crim announce partnership with UM Flint
- Life
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Crim is the founder of the Crim Festival of Races, an annual road race event in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. He is also a co-founder of a lobbying firm, Governmental Consultant Services, Inc., along with former Senate Majority Leader Robert VanderLaan. Crim is also a trustee emeritus of Michigan State University, having served on the board in 1983 and 1984.
Watch Bobby Crim announce partnership with UM-Flint
Life
Bobby Crim, then speaker of the state house, started the Crim in Flint as a 10-mile race in 1977.
In 2007, Crim appeared on Michigan Public Television's "Off the Record" program and expressed his opposition to term-limit provisions in Michigan's Constitution.
On August 21, 2014, a bronze statue of Crim was dedicated in downtown Flint near the starting line of the Crim Festival of Races.