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Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011 and as the 51st attorney general of Michigan from 1999 to 2003, the first woman to hold either office.
In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created, and five men served as territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837. Forty-seven individuals have held the position of state governor. The first female governor, Jennifer Granholm, served from 2003 to 2011.
Former Michigan Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm praised the party's energy at its national convention in Chicago as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to formally accept its presidential ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan (whose terms both ended in January 2011), and Kate Brown of Oregon (whose term ended in January 2023) are the other most recent foreign-born governors.
Granholm and her supporters responded that no ethical violations occurred and that Mulhern had earned the contracts on his own merits. [10] Granholm was the first woman ever nominated by a major party to be Michigan governor. [11] Following her primary victory, Granholm chose state Sen. John Cherry as her running mate. [7]
In 1998, she became Michigan’s first woman attorney general, later going on to become governor in 2002. Granholm appeared before a Senate committee on Jan. 27. She has since been confirmed.
And a daughter-in-law, Jennifer Granholm, became Michigan’s first female governor. Through electoral defeats — her husband lost a bid for Inkster mayor — and triumphs, Mary Mulhern was a ...
The 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 U.S. gubernatorial elections held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm was re-elected with 56% of the vote over Republican businessman Dick DeVos and three minor party candidates. [2]