Snyder, who served as governor from 2011 to 2019, has faced criticism over and blame for the water crisis after appointing a group of emergency managers to oversee Detroit and Flint; those managers were responsible for Flint using the Flint River for its water supply to save money. Legionnaires’ disease killed at least 12 Flint residents due to insufficient treatment of the water and thousands of children were exposed to toxic lead.