Gretchen Whitmer

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Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
Member of the Michigan State Senate
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2006
Preceded by Virg Bernero
Born August 23, 1971 (1971-08-23) (age 36)
Lansing, Michigan
Political party Democratic
Spouse Gary Shrewsbury
Profession attorney

Gretchen Whitmer is is a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 23rd District since a special election in March 2006 to replace Virg Bernero, who ran for and won the mayorship of Lansing that year. Previously she was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006.[1][2]

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[edit] Career

Senator Whitmer was born in Lansing and has spent most of her life in East Lansing. She completed internships with the Office of Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings, III, the Honorable Anna Diggs Taylor, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the AFL-CIO.

Whitmer earned a BA degree in Communications and ultimately her law degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Michigan State University.

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Memberships

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Ingham County Bar Association
  • Women’s Economic Club
  • The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
  • Ingham County Democratic Party

[edit] Electoral History

  • 2006 Election for the Michigan State Senate - 23rd District
Name Percent
Gretchen Whitmer (D)   69.8%
Frank Lambert   30.2%

[edit] References

  1. ^ (2006) Michigan Manual 2005-2006. Lansing, MI: Legislative Council, State of Michigan, 129. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. 
  2. ^ Michigan Senate Democrats: About Gretchen Whitmer (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.

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