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.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus.

18 hours ago · Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed $83.5 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year includes plans for a new tax on vape pens and e-cigarettes to increase state revenue and ...

16 hours ago · The proposed budget is up 1.2% from where the 2025 budget was finalized, at $82.5 billion, but up 3.5% from the $80.7 billion spending plan for 2025 that Whitmer initially presented last year.

2 days ago · LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is entering the final two years of her tenure with a familiar refrain: Fix the roads and expand the state's economic development toolkit to attract new businesses.. The second-term Democrat raised both issues in a recent "road ahead" speech, returning to calls for a long-term road funding solution she first made to lawmakers six years ago in her ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Gretchen Whitmer (born August 23, 1971, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician and lawyer who serves as governor of Michigan (2019– ). She previously was a member of the state’s House of Representatives (2001–06) …

The Michigan Home Guard, a militia that one of the suspects had once been a member of before being kicked out in 2020, released a statement condemning the Wolverine Watchmen's actions. [24] The plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer developed from June through September. [25]

The governor of Michigan is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan.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] The governor is elected to a four-year term and is limited to two terms.

Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. Before becoming governor, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus.