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.

1 day 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 17, 2025 · Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her annual State of the State speech Feb. 26, according to a news release Friday from her office. Typically, the governor delivers the annual policy address...

Jan 15, 2025 · DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday renewed her calls for more investments in roads and economic development, promising to work with incoming President Donald Trump and new Republican state House leaders in the year ahead.

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.

1 day ago · LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will unveil her new budget proposal Wednesday ahead of her Feb. 26 State of the State Address, giving the second-term Democrat more opportunities to put forward promises or proposals for the upcoming year. Ahead of those events, Bridge Michigan analyzed Whitmer's prior six State of the State speeches to see how often she has followed through — or ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

Dec 23, 2024 · Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned three people and commuted the sentences of five people ahead of the Christmas holiday, her office said Monday. Most of the commutations were for...

Jan 17, 2025 · Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her seventh State of the State address on Feb. 26, weeks later into the year than the annual speech has been held in at least three decades.