Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 23rd district | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Fran |
Gretchen Whitmer is a Democratic politician from Ingham County, Michigan, United States. Whitmer was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 2000. In 2006 she was elected to the Michigan Senate in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Virg Bernero upon his election to Mayor of Lansing.
Personal
Senator Whitmer was born in Lansing and has spent most of her life in East Lansing. She earned a BA degree in Communications and ultimately her law degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Michigan State University.
Political career
State Senator Gretchen Whitmer was first elected to the State Senate in March of 2006. Previously she served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006. In the Senate, she serves on five standing committees: Health Policy (Ranking Democrat); Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism; Local, Urban and State Affairs; Judiciary; Gaming and Casino Oversight.
As a State Representative, Whitmer served as the Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee for four years. Prior to her election to the Michigan House of Representatives, Whitmer was a corporate litigator specializing in administrative and regulatory law with the firm Dickinson Wright in Lansing, Michigan. She practiced administrative law before the Ingham County Circuit Court and the Michigan Public Service Commission.
Memberships
- State Bar of Michigan
- Ingham County Bar Association
- Women’s Economic Club
- The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
- Ingham County Democratic Party