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Gretchen Whitmer

Governor of Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer serves as Governor of Michigan. This public record brings together the office held, the current governor roster reference, published Baseline checks, public statements, and recent coverage in one place.

Public record

Office and sources

Office
Governor of Michigan
Representing
Michigan
Public role
State executive branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
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Voting record

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Governor of Michigan is an executive office. The Baseline will not manufacture a congressional voting score for it; sourced checks, statements, and coverage appear below.

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Published claim checks

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Recent coverage

What is being reported

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ballotpedia.org3 weeks ago

Governor of Michigan - Ballotpedia

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Gretchen Whitmer (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 2, 2022.

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www.themidwesterner.news3 days ago

OLSON: Gretchen Whitmer has only herself to blame for data center disdain - The Midwesterner

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has no one else to blame but herself for how residents disdain data centers. The war for “data” is being waged against China and America must win. Michigan can play a part. But was that ever effectively communicated by this governor?

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ballotpedia.org4 weeks ago
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Gretchen Whitmer - Ballotpedia

Gretchen Whitmer signed into law within months under the new legislative majorities."[3] In 2024, Republicans gained control of the Michigan House of Representatives, returning Michigan to a divided government. Whitmer’s first term in office overlapped with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a response to the crisis, Whitmer issued a number of covid-related emergency orders under the Emergency Powers of Governor ...

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www.washingtonexaminer.comAug 2, 2026

The race to replace Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan

One of the toughest races in the nation is taking place in Michigan, as voters in the battleground state weigh whether to buck political trends and keep a Democrat in the governor’s mansion this November. The Great Lakes State typically alternates between eight years of Democratic and Republican gubernatorial rule, a trend that, if followed, would hand the reins from outgoing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...

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thegatewaypundit.com3 days ago

BREAKING: Michigan Sec of State Replies To Justice Kavanaugh—Gives Laughable Response About Why It’s Not Fair For Supreme Court To Review Citizens Only Vote Petition Case * The Gateway Pundit * by Patty McMurray

The MI Board of Canvassers Meeting Was Like A Scene Taken Out of Atlas Shrugged · Mark Brewer-Attorney fighting to keep the petition from making it on the ballot, BOE Director Jonathan Brater, Leftist Attorney and Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Democrat Board of Canavassers member Heather ...

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www.wnem.com2 days ago

Three from Mid-Michigan appointed to state boards and commissions

Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to 13 boards and commissions on Sept. 3. Three appointees are from Mid-Michigan. Whitmer appointed Shannon Hinman of Saginaw to the autism council as the designee of the superintendent of public instruction from within the Michigan Department of Education. The governor...

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