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Gretchen Esther Whitmer was born on August 23, 1971, in Lansing, Michigan, the eldest of three children of Sharon H. "Sherry" Reisig (née Hanna) and Richard Whitmer, who were both attorneys.
Dec 23, 2019 · LANSING, Mich. - Only Michigan's second female governor who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Michigan State University's law school, Gretchen Whitmer's professional tenure is dotted with...
Jul 9, 2024 · In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer opens up about her experience with sexual violence and how it made her who she is today.
Apr 24, 2020 · Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer talks with FCA North America Chief Operating Officer Mark Stewart sitting in the Motor Trend Truck of the Year Ram 1500 as she tours the 2019 North American...
Dec 4, 2019 · Gov. Whitmer told of being sexually assaulted 30 year ago, in 1989, when she was a freshman at Michigan State University. Now a mother of two daughters, the Governor spoke of the power of coming forth, as well how difficult that is, noting it took more than 20 years for her to tell her story.
Feb 1, 2021 · Born in Lansing, Whitmer spent her adolescence in Grand Rapids with her mother and two younger siblings after their parents divorced when she was 10. Her mom, Sherry Whitmer, remains a huge, looming presence as a role model nearly two decades after her death from brain cancer.
Aug 22, 2024 · Thu, August 22, 2024, 2:36 PM EDT · 7 min read. CHICAGO ― Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is getting the reception of a rock star at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, but she's not doing anything differently than she does it in Michigan. "I don't know, I'm just being me," she told The Free Press in an interview at the convention ...
Whitmer, by the way, will celebrate her 53rd birthday on Friday, so there is no question she could still be in the mix, depending on how her political life unfolds from here. "She's young," said U ...
Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, was born on August 23 in 1971 and was elected as the 49th governor of Michigan in 2019.
Aug 23, 2024 · Gretchen Whitmer's DNC speech: 'Donald Trump doesn't know you at all' Whitmer called Trump "that man from Mar-a-Lago" while also brushing off his previous remarks by saying being from Michigan is ...