Gretchen Esther Whitmer (/ hwɪtmər /; born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015. Whitmer was born and raised in Michigan.

Jan 22, 2025 · Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces her candidacy for governor in a bid to replace Gretchen Whitmer.

1 day ago · 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.

Jan 22, 2025 · LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after ...

Jan 22, 2025 · LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing ...

The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the state's 49th governor. She was re-elected to serve a second term in 2022. [3]

Nov 8, 2022 · Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic Party) is the Governor of Michigan. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027. Whitmer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Governor of Michigan. She won in …

Jul 29, 2024 · Such has been the political journey for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the last four years, who, in between all that, overwhelmingly won her own reelection in 2022 and presided over a wave of progressive legislation.

Jul 17, 2023 · When Gretchen Whitmer first emerged as the likely Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan, in late 2017, the mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan, circulated a memo urging labor unions and...

Michigan has a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The 49th and current governor is Gretchen Whitmer (D). She was first elected in 2018. [1] The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article V, the Executive Department. [2]