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Gretchen Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer is Governor of Michigan, a role she has held since 2019. Before becoming governor, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate, and was a prosecutor. She earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree from Michigan State University.

Country
United States
Field
Politics
Leaning
Centre-left
Fact checks
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Political leaning

Far leftCentre-leftFar right
Economic-2.0
State-ledFree market
Social-2.0
ProgressiveConservative

Why we place them here

  • Her Democratic Party affiliation is reported, and her record is described as including expanded paid sick leave and repeal of the state's right-to-work law. [1]
  • Her record is described as including codified LGBTQ+ protections, and she has publicly supported protections for voting and reproductive rights. [1]

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Affiliations

  • Democratic Party

    Whitmer is identified as a member of the Democratic Party. [2]

Sources

  1. [1]michigan.gov
  2. [2]en.wikipedia.org
  3. [3]Photo: City of Detroit / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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