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Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician. Since 2021, she has served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy.A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011, as the first woman to hold each office.
Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 49th governor of Michigan.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.
The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan as well as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed by the Michigan Legislature; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of ...
Gretchen Whitmer has been taunted, teased, and plotted against during her nearly six years as Michigan’s governor, and she still manages to treat her opposition with decency.
First governor who is the daughter of a former governor Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services: 6 years, 105 days Olene Walker (1930–2015) Utah: November 5, 2003: January 3, 2005: Republican: First woman as Governor of Utah. Elevated from Lieutenant Governor. Lost nomination for full term 1 year, 59 days Kathleen Blanco
He was elected governor at age 23 as a member of the Democratic Party in 1835 and served until 1840. Mason was the youngest state governor in United States history. Jennifer Granholm became the first female governor of Michigan on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Engler; she served for 8 years, until January 1, 2011.
Michigan House of Representatives District 70 Democratic primary, 2000 [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic: Gretchen Whitmer : 2,434 : 47.4 : N/A : Democratic: Mary Lindemann 2,152 41.9 N/A Democratic: John Schlinker 284 5.5 N/A Democratic: Robert McCann 263 5.1 N/A Majority 281 5.5 N/A Turnout: 5,133
Troye, a former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, first ran afoul of Trump World nearly two years ago, after she resigned over the administration’s ...