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Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party , she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.
Jun 24, 2024 · Gretchen Whitmer (born August 23, 1971, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician and lawyer who serves as governor of Michigan (2019– ). She previously was a member of the state’s House of Representatives (2001–06) and Senate (2006–15).
Jul 17, 2023 · How Gretchen Whitmer Made Michigan a Democratic Stronghold. The Governor’s strategy for revitalizing her state has two parts: to grow, Michigan needs young people; to draw young people, it...
Feb 25, 2024 · Ms. Whitmer is particularly strong with moderate voters and suburbanites, and has forged deep ties with Black leaders in Detroit. But it remains to be seen whether she can help much...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus.
Apr 8, 2022 · Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. A US federal jury has acquitted two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan's governor and failed to reach a verdict for two other defendants....
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander focused on getting things done that will make a real difference in people’s lives. She has signed over 1,250 bipartisan bills and five balanced budgets.
From her living room, Gretchen Whitmer has led Michigan through a pandemic, an economic meltdown and even a dam collapse — all at a time when government itself seems broken. By Jonathan Mahler
Aug 23, 2022 · GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The first time federal prosecutors tried to convince a jury that a group of men plotted to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor, they failed to get a single conviction.
Jan 1, 2023 · LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in for second term as the state’s 49th governor on Sunday, pushing a message of unity and working together during remarks on the state Capitol steps as Democrats took full control of the state government for the first time in 40 years.
