Legislator Details
Gretchen Whitmer
AKA:
Number of sessions served 8
Gender: Female
Age at election: 29
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/23/1971
City: Lansing, MI
County: Ingham County MI
Country: US
Death
Date:
City:
County:
Country:
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City:
County:
Country:
Cemetery:
Marital Information:
married Gary Shrewsbury; children:Sherry and Sydney; divorced; married: Dr. Marc Mallory; stepchildren: Alex, Mason and Winton
Number of Children: 5
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Bachelors in communications, Michigan State University;
Magna cum laude JD, Detroit College of Law at Michigan State
Biographical Sketch:
She was an attorney for Dickinson Wright in Lansing, Michigan. She practiced administrative law before the Ingham county Circuit Court and the Michigan Public Service Commission. She completed internships with the Office of Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III, the Honorable Anna Diggs Taylor, Chief Judge, US District court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the ALF-CIO. She worked as a policy analyst for the House Democratic Policy Staff. She was a member of the State Bar of Michigan and Ingham County Bar Association. She was elected as Senate Democratic Leader on November 5, 2010. In May 2016 she was selected to serve as Ingham County Prosecutor. Elected governor of Michigan in 2018.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Government Operations
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 23
District Description: Part of Ingham (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Delhi Charter Township, East Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Leroy Township, Locke Township, Meridian Township, Onondaga Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township, Williamston, Williamston Township))
Date Elected: 11/2/2010
Date Sworn In: 1/12/2011
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Divorced
Notes: She also served on the Legislative Council and the Senate Fiscal Agency Board of Governors.
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Government Operations
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 23
District Description: Part of Ingham County (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Delhi Charter Township, East Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Leroy Township, Locke Township, Meridian Township, Onondaga Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township, Williamston, Williamston Township))
Date Elected: 11/2/2010
Date Sworn In: 1/12/2011
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status:
Maritial Status: Divorced
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Committee on Government Operations
Served on the Legislative Council; and a member of the Senate Fiscal Agency Board of Governors
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Agriculture and Bioeconomy, Education , Finance , Judiciary
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 23
District Description: Townships of Delhi, Aurelius, Onondaga, Alaiedon, Meridian, Ingham, Leroy, Locke, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown; cities of East Aurelius, Lansing, Dansville, Onondaga, Millville, Webberville, Williamston and parts of Lansing [see map in Manual p.177]
Date Elected: 11/4/2008
Date Sworn In: 1/14/2009
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Divorced
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Committees on Education; and Judiciary
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Education , Finance , Judiciary
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 23
District Description: Townships of Delhi, Aurelius, Onondaga, Alaiedon, Meridian, Ingham, Leroy, Locke, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown; cities of East Aurelius, Lansing, Dansville, Onondaga, Millville, Webberville, Williamston and parts of Lansing [see map in Manual p.158] in Ingham County
Date Elected: 11/7/2006
Date Sworn In: 1/10/2007
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status:
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Committees on Education; and Judiciary
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On:
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 23
District Description: Townships of Delhi, Aurelius, Onondaga, Alaiedon, Meridian, Ingham, Leroy, Locke, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown; cities of East Aurelius, Lansing, Dansville, Onondaga, Millville, Webberville, Williamston and parts of Lansing [see map in Manual p.122 in Ingham County
Date Elected: 3/14/2006
Date Sworn In: 3/21/2006
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status:
Notes: Elected to replace Virg Bernero, who was elected mayor of Lansing; resigned from the House
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Fiscal Oversight, Audit and Litigation, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay, Appropriations Subcommittee on Supplementals
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 69
District Description: Townships of Williamstown and Meridian; cities of Haslett, Okemos, and parts of Lansing and East Lansing [see map in Manual p.269] in Ingham County
Date Elected: 11/2/2004
Date Sworn In: 1/12/2005
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: Resigned
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Min. Chair of the Committee Appropriations;
Min. Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Fiscal Oversight, Audit and Litigation; Joint Capital Outlay; and Supplementals. Min. Vice-Chair of the House Fiscal Agency Governing Board
Left the House before the end of the term when elected to the Senate to replace Virg Bernero, who had been elected mayor of Lansing. She would have been term limited out of the House at the end of the session. Sworn in to Senate 3/21/2006. She was re-elected to the Senate on Nov.7, 2006.
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health, Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, Appropriations Subcommittee on Fiscal Oversight, Audit and Litigation, Appropriations Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 69
District Description: Townships of Williamstown and Meridian; cities of Haslett, Okemos, and parts of Lansing and East Lansing [see map in Manual p.267] in Ingham County
Date Elected: 11/5/2002
Date Sworn In: 1/8/2003
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: She also served on the House Fiscal Agency Governing Board.
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Health, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government , Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on State Police and Military Affairs
Postions Held:
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: 70
District Description: City of East Lansing and part of Meridian Township [see map in Manual p.289] in Ingham County
Date Elected: 11/7/2000
Date Sworn In: 1/10/2001
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittees on General Government; and State Police and Military Affairs