Early life and education Whitmer is the eldest of three children. Her mother, Sherry Whitmer (née Hanna), served as the state’s assistant attorney general, and her father, Richard Whitmer, was an executive at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Gretchen Whitmer was 10 years old when her ...
Whitmer pulled off a big, blue trifecta in last November's elections. She beat a Donald Trump-endorsed MAGA Republican. Democrats, riding her coattails,took both houses of the state legislature, something that hasn't happened in Michigan in nearly 40 years, albeit by slim margins. AndMichigan ...
Governor Whitmer: Good afternoon. It is Tuesday, March 2nd. Thank you for joining us. Of course, I've got Dr. Janae Khaldun by my side, our chief medical ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the battleground state where abortion had become a key issue.
Gov. Larry Hogan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Kevin Hassett, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and were on "This Week" Sunday, April 26. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.
In response, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Whitmer is “sowing division.” “President Trump has continually condemned white supremacists and all forms of hate,” McEnany said in a statement to CNN. “Governor Whitmer is sowing division by making these outlandish allegations....
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Gretchen Whitmer is an American Democratic politician and lawyer who serves as governor of Michigan (2019– ). In 2020 she was the target of foiled kidnapping plot.