Gretchen Whitmer
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| Ingham County Prosecutor | |
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In office July 2, 2016 – December 31, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Stuart Dunnings III |
| Succeeded by | Carol Siemon |
| Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate | |
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In office January 12, 2011 – January 1, 2015 |
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| Deputy | Steve Bieda |
| Preceded by | Mike Prusi |
| Succeeded by | Jim Ananich |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 23rd district |
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In office March 21, 2006 – January 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Virg Bernero |
| Succeeded by | Curtis Hertel Jr. |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 69th district |
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In office January 1, 2003 – March 16, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Mark Meadows |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 70th district |
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In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Laura Baird |
| Succeeded by | Judy Emmons |
| Personal details | |
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Gretchen Esther Whitmer August 23, 1971 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Mallory |
| Education | Michigan State University (BA, JD) |
Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer, politician and a former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate and Senate Democratic Leader. She represented the 23rd District following a special election in March 2006 to replace Virg Bernero, who was elected mayor of Lansing the previous November. Whitmer was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006. On November 5, 2010, her Democratic colleagues chose Whitmer to be the Senate Democratic Leader. In May 2016, she was selected to serve as the Ingham County Prosecutor, to replace Stuart Dunnings III, who announced his intentions to resign effective July 2, 2016. On January 3, 2017, Whitmer announced her intentions to run for Governor of Michigan in 2018 as a Democrat, making her one of the first to announce.
Whitmer was born in 1971 in Lansing, Michigan to parents, Richard and Sherry Whitmer, who were both lawyers. Her father served as head of the state's Department of Commerce under Governor William Milliken, and Sherry worked as an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Frank Kelley. Raised primarily in nearby East Lansing, she graduated from Forest Hills Central High School just outside of Grand Rapids. She has a brother and sister, whom as child would play with her siblings, swimming in the Thornapple River, fishing, and climbing around Lake Michigan. She received a BA in Communications from Michigan State University in 1993 and a JD from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University in 1998.
Whitmer was first elected to the State Senate in March 2006 after serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006. In the Senate she served on the following committees: Government Operations (ranking Democrat), Judiciary, Health Policy, Agriculture, Legislative Council and the Senate Fiscal Agency Board of Governors. As a State Representative, Whitmer served for four years as the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.
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