BIOGRAPHY
THE HONORABLE GRETCHEN WHITMER
GOVERNOR OF 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.
But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by
her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger
Michigan for everyone.
Governor Whitmer was elected to the House of
Representatives in 2000 and elected to the Michigan State
Senate in 2006 where she served as the Senate Democratic
Leader. In the 2018 gubernatorial election, Governor Whitmer
won all 83 counties in the primary and won the general
election with 53 percent of the vote. Since taking her oath of
office, she has put together the most diverse cabinet in our
state’s history and has signed executive directives to clean up our drinking water, end
discrimination in state government based on sexual orientation and gender identity, secure equal
pay for equal work, and expand opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses.
Governor Whitmer is committed to solving the problems Michiganders face every day. That
means ensuring every Michigander has a great public education and a path to a good-paying job,
every community has clean, safe drinking water, and everyone can drive to work or drop their
kids at school safely, without blowing a tire or cracking a windshield.
Governor Whitmer and her husband Marc Mallory live in Lansing with her two daughters,
Sherry and Sydney. Her three stepsons, Alex, Mason, and Winston all live in Michigan as well.
Governor Whitmer earned a bachelor’s degree and law degree from Michigan State
University. Born and raised in Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer is honored to serve as Governor of
Michigan.
