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'''Gretchen Esther Whitmer''' (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer, politician and a former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Michigan Senate]] and Senate Democratic Leader. She represented the 23rd District following a special election in March 2006 to replace [[Virg Bernero]], who was elected mayor of [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] the previous November. Whitmer was a member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] from 2000 to 2006.<ref name=MichManual>{{cite book | author = Michigan Legislative Service Bureau | title = Michigan Manual 2005-2006 | publisher = Legislative Council, State of Michigan | year = 2006 | location = Lansing |url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(khwxmyqj3u0soobvfl4d0b55))/mileg.aspx?page=MM2005-2006&chapter=3 | isbn = 1-878210-06-8 | accessdate = June 29, 2007 | page = 129 }}</ref><ref name=SenateDem>{{cite web|author=Michigan Senate Democrats |title=Michigan Senate Democrats: About Gretchen Whitmer |year=2007 |url=http://www.senate.mi.gov/whitmer/about.htm |accessdate=June 29, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205183624/http://www.senate.mi.gov/whitmer/about.htm |archivedate=February 5, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On November 5, 2010, her Democratic colleagues chose Whitmer to be the Senate Democratic Leader. In May 2016, she was selected to serve as the [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County Prosecutor]], to replace Stuart Dunnings III, who announced his intentions to resign effective July 2, 2016. On January 3, 2017, Whitmer announced her intentions to run for Governor of Michigan in 2018 as a Democrat, making her one of the first to announce.<ref>{{cite web |last= Whitmer |first= Gretchen |date= January 3, 2017 |url = https://medium.com/@gretchenwhitmer_12225/im-ready-are-you-c150e9f75e97#.br0xtqsrg |title= I’m ready—are you? |work = Medium |access-date= February 17, 2017}}</ref>
'''Gretchen Esther Whitmer''' (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer, politician and a former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Michigan Senate]] and Senate Democratic Leader. She represented the 23rd District following a special election in March 2006 to replace [[Virg Bernero]], who was elected mayor of [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] the previous November. Whitmer was a member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] from 2000 to 2006.<ref name=MichManual>{{cite book | author = Michigan Legislative Service Bureau | title = Michigan Manual 2005-2006 | publisher = Legislative Council, State of Michigan | year = 2006 | location = Lansing |url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(khwxmyqj3u0soobvfl4d0b55))/mileg.aspx?page=MM2005-2006&chapter=3 | isbn = 1-878210-06-8 | accessdate = June 29, 2007 | page = 129 }}</ref><ref name=SenateDem>{{cite web|author=Michigan Senate Democrats |title=Michigan Senate Democrats: About Gretchen Whitmer |year=2007 |url=http://www.senate.mi.gov/whitmer/about.htm |accessdate=June 29, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205183624/http://www.senate.mi.gov/whitmer/about.htm |archivedate=February 5, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On November 5, 2010, her Democratic colleagues chose Whitmer to be the Senate Democratic Leader. She served as the interim-[[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County Prosecutor]] for a few months, replacing Stuart Dunnings III after he resigned on July 2, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tncp.net/Articles/tabid/1800/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5170/Default.aspx|title=INTERVIEW: INGHAM COUNTY PROSECUTOR CAROL SIEMON LOOKS BACK ON THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED DAYS > The New Citizens Press {{!}} TNCP {{!}} Lansing Michigan News > TNCP {{!}} Greater Lansing MI News|last=News|first=The New Citizens Press {{!}} TNCP {{!}} Lansing Michigan|website=www.tncp.net|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-26}}</ref> On January 3, 2017, Whitmer announced her intentions to run for Governor of Michigan in 2018 as a Democrat, making her one of the first to announce.<ref>{{cite web |last= Whitmer |first= Gretchen |date= January 3, 2017 |url = https://medium.com/@gretchenwhitmer_12225/im-ready-are-you-c150e9f75e97#.br0xtqsrg |title= I’m ready—are you? |work = Medium |access-date= February 17, 2017}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==

Revision as of 20:17, 26 September 2017

Gretchen Whitmer
Ingham County Prosecutor
In office
July 2, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Preceded byStuart Dunnings III
Succeeded byCarol Siemon
Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate
In office
January 12, 2011 – January 1, 2015
DeputySteve Bieda
Preceded byMike Prusi
Succeeded byJim Ananich
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
March 21, 2006 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byVirg Bernero
Succeeded byCurtis Hertel Jr.
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 69th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – March 16, 2006
Preceded byMichael Murphy
Succeeded byMark Meadows
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byLaura Baird
Succeeded byJudy Emmons
Personal details
Born
Gretchen Esther Whitmer

(1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 (age 52)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarc Mallory
EducationMichigan State University (BA, JD)

Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer, politician and a former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate and Senate Democratic Leader. She represented the 23rd District following a special election in March 2006 to replace Virg Bernero, who was elected mayor of Lansing the previous November. Whitmer was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006.[1][2] On November 5, 2010, her Democratic colleagues chose Whitmer to be the Senate Democratic Leader. She served as the interim-Ingham County Prosecutor for a few months, replacing Stuart Dunnings III after he resigned on July 2, 2016.[3] On January 3, 2017, Whitmer announced her intentions to run for Governor of Michigan in 2018 as a Democrat, making her one of the first to announce.[4]

Early life and education

Whitmer was born in 1971 in Lansing, Michigan to parents, Richard and Sherry Whitmer, who were both lawyers.[5] Her father served as head of the state's Department of Commerce under Governor William Milliken, and Sherry worked as an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Frank Kelley.[6] Raised primarily in nearby East Lansing, she graduated from Forest Hills Central High School just outside of Grand Rapids.[7] She has a brother and sister, whom as child would play with her siblings, swimming in the Thornapple River, fishing, and climbing around Lake Michigan. She received a BA in Communications from Michigan State University in 1993 and a JD from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University in 1998.

Political career

Whitmer was first elected to the State Senate in March 2006 after serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006. In the Senate she served on the following committees: Government Operations (ranking Democrat), Judiciary, Health Policy, Agriculture, Legislative Council and the Senate Fiscal Agency Board of Governors. As a State Representative, Whitmer served for four years as the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.

On November 5, 2010, her Democratic colleagues unanimously chose Whitmer to be the Senate Democratic Leader, making her the first woman to lead a party caucus in the Senate.[8]

It was announced on May 11, 2016, that the judges of Michigan's 30th Judicial Circuit Court had unanimously selected Whitmer to serve the remaining six months of the term of outgoing Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III.[9] Dunnings was arrested March 14, 2016, and charged with 11 counts of involvement with a prostitute and four counts of willful neglect of duty.[10] In a letter dated March 29, 2016, Dunnings announced he would resign effective July 2.[11] Whitmer's term expired on December 31, 2016.

Whitmer was administered the oath of office as prosecutor by Ingham County Circuit Court Chief Judge Janelle Lawless in a ceremony on June 21, 2016, and said her top priorities in her six months would be to determine if any other officials in the prosecutor's office knew about Dunnings' alleged crimes and to change how the office handles domestic violence and sexual assault cases.[12]

Following taking office, Whitmer issued an 11-page report on July 22, 2016, on whether Dunnings alleged criminal activity affected cases handled by the office. The report concluded that employees "were never asked to compromise a case or look the other way" and that she had "...full confidence that any problem that had existed in this office, left with Mr. Dunnings."[13][14]

Statewide Political Aspirations

Whitmer has long been considered a candidate for statewide office. In October 2009 she filed paperwork to run for the position of Michigan Attorney General,[15] to succeed term-limited incumbent Republican Mike Cox, but she suspended her campaign in January 2010, citing family concerns and was instead re-elected to the state Senate in November 2010.[16]

In 2013, facing being term-limited from the Michigan Senate, Whitmer was considered a top contender for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Snyder. In January 2013, Whitmer announced she would not run for governor.[17]

2018 Michigan Gubernatorial Elecion

On January 3, 2017, Whitmer announced she would run in the 2018 Michigan gubernatorial race.[18]

Electoral history

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Michigan House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary, 2000[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer 2,434 47.4 N/A
Democratic Mary Lindemann 2,152 41.9 N/A
Democratic John Schlinker 284 5.5 N/A
Democratic Robert McCann 263 5.1 N/A
Majority 281 5.5 N/A
Michigan House of Representatives District 70 Election, 2000'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000002B−QINU`"'
− Party Candidate Votes % '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000002C−QINU`"'±% −
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer 17,409 56.6 −0.1
Republican Bill Hollister 13,355 43.4 +3.6
Majority 4,054 13.2 −3.7
Turnout 30,764 +21.5
Democratic hold Swing
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Michigan House of Representatives District 69 Election, 2002[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer 18,002 62.5 −5.9
Republican Larry Ward 10,783 37.5 +5.9
Majority 7,219 25.0 −10.8
Turnout 28,785 +12.9
Democratic hold Swing


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Michigan House of Representatives District 69 Election, 2004[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer (I) 26,828 65.7 +3.2
Republican Angela Lindsay 14,307 34.3 +3.2
Majority 12,521 31.4 +6.4
Turnout 40,865 +42.0
Democratic hold Swing
Michigan Senate District 23 Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer (Incumbent) 64,404 69.8 +16.4
Republican Frank Lambert 27,931 30.2 +16.4
Majority 36,473 39.5 +32.8
Turnout 92,335 100 +11.6
Democratic hold Swing +16.4
Michigan State Senate District 23 Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer (Incumbent) 49,974 64.0 −5.8
Republican Kyle Haubrich 28,127 36.0 +5.8
Majority 21,847 28.0 −11.6
Turnout 78,101 100 −15.4
Democratic hold Swing -5.8

Personal life

Whitmer currently lives in East Lansing, Michigan. She and her husband Marc Mallory have five children.[23]

References

  1. ^ Michigan Legislative Service Bureau (2006). Michigan Manual 2005-2006. Lansing: Legislative Council, State of Michigan. p. 129. ISBN 1-878210-06-8. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
  2. ^ Michigan Senate Democrats (2007). "Michigan Senate Democrats: About Gretchen Whitmer". Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ News, The New Citizens Press | TNCP | Lansing Michigan. "INTERVIEW: INGHAM COUNTY PROSECUTOR CAROL SIEMON LOOKS BACK ON THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED DAYS > The New Citizens Press | TNCP | Lansing Michigan News > TNCP | Greater Lansing MI News". www.tncp.net. Retrieved September 26, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Whitmer, Gretchen (January 3, 2017). "I'm ready—are you?". Medium. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Monday Profile: Gretchen Whitmer". LegalNews.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Stateline Profile Gretchen Whitmer" (PDF). http://www.csgmidwest.org/. Retrieved March 2, 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  7. ^ Mathews, Reena (January 17, 2017). "FHC alumna Senator Gretchen Whitmer is running for Governor". The Central Trend. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "Stateline Profile Gretchen Whitmer" (PDF). http://www.csgmidwest.org/. Retrieved March 2, 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  9. ^ Justin A. Hicks (May 11, 2016). "Whitmer chosen for interim Ingham County prosecutor". Lansing State Journal.
  10. ^ Emily Lawler (March 14, 2016). "Ingham County Prosecutor allegedly engaged prostitutes 'hundreds of times'". MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  11. ^ Benjamin Raven (March 29, 2016). "Stuart Dunnings informs Ingham County he is resigning as prosecutor". Jackson Citizen Patriot. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  12. ^ "Whitmer 'looking forward' to starting as prosecutor". Lansing State Journal. June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  13. ^ Justin A. Hinkley (July 22, 2016). "Cases unaffected by Dunnings' alleged crimes, Whitmer says". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  14. ^ Whitmer, Gretchen (July 22, 2016). "Report on the Status of the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office" (PDF). Ingham County Prosecutor's Office. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  15. ^ Scott Davis (October 11, 2009). "Whitmer files papers to run for attorney general". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  16. ^ Chris Christoff (January 20, 2010). "Sen. Whitmer to leave AG race". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  17. ^ Jonathan Oosting (January 30, 2013). "Michigan Democrats disappointed that Gretchen Whitmer will not run for governor, still optimistic for strong candidates in 2014". MLive.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  18. ^ Whitmer, Gretchen (January 3, 2017). "I'm ready — are you?". Medium. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  19. ^ "2000 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  20. ^ "2000 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  21. ^ "2002 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "2004 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "Monday Profile: Gretchen Whitmer". Oakland Legal News. April 11, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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