Gretchen Whitmer's Biography
- Governor (MI), Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Post Office Box 30013
Lansing, MI 48909
Full Name:
Gretchen E. Whitmer
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Marc; 5 Children: Sherry, Sydney, Mason, Alex, Winston
Birth Date:
08/23/1971
Birth Place:
Lansing, MI
Home City:
Lansing, MI
Religion:
Christian
JD, Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, 1998
BA, Communications, Michigan State University, 1989-1993
Governor, State of Michigan, 2019-present
Candidate, Governor of Michigan, 2022
Senator, Michigan State Senate, 2006-2014
Minority Leader, Michigan State Senate, 2011-2014
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2000-2006
Vice Chair, House Democratic Women's Leadership Caucus
Policy Analyst, Michigan State House of Representatives
Of Counsel, Dickinson Wright, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2015-2016
Prosecutor, Ingham County, 2016
Policy Maker in Residence, Towsley Foundation, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2015-2016
Lecturer, Gender and the Law, Michigan State University, 2015
Associate Attorney, Dickinson Wright, Professional Limited Liability Company, 1998-2000
Member, Ingham County Bar Association
Member, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Member, State Bar of Michigan
Member, Women's Economic Club