His sister, Betsy DeVos, has served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party, and her husband, Dick DeVos, was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor of Michigan in 2006.

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Led by businessman Dick DeVos of Amway, parents, as well as business, religious and community leaders, are rallying to put on next year's ballot an exciting school choice initiative called Kids First!

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Oddly, while Jilani spends a good deal of time on Dick and Betsy Devos and various other billionaires and foundations, he only mentions the Gates Foundation in an update at the end of the piece.

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