John Engler (Wikipedia photo by Chuck Grimmett)
John Engler (Wikipedia photo by Chuck Grimmett)
John Engler, who mastered the political landscape in Lansing as a state lawmaker and governor, is trying to avoid an appearance of partisan politics as interim president of Michigan State University. So he has Attorney General Bill Schuette remove his endorsement of the fellow Republican in this year's race for governor.
Engler can't be politically involved as he helps MSU navigate continued fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal, spokesman John Truscott says.
"It's important for people to know at the university that he will not be engaging in any partisan political activity," Truscott says, Jonathan Oosting writes in The Detroit News. "This is a very serious job with a lot of work ahead of him. He won’t be diverting any attention to political activity, but he knows he has to work with people of all political persuasions."
