A native of [[Canada]], she was the first woman to be elected governor of [[Michigan]]. She served two terms as governor, despite her unpopularity, winning in 2002, and beating Republican challenger [[Dick DeVos]] in 2006 by a fourteen-point margin. Prior to that she was elected the 51st Attorney General in November 1998. Her state biography claims, "she has successfully resolved more than $6 billion in budget deficits." Granholm was born in Vancouver, [[British Columbia]], and is an honors graduate of both the University of California at Berkeley and [[Harvard Law School]]. | A native of [[Canada]], she was the first woman to be elected governor of [[Michigan]]. She served two terms as governor, despite her unpopularity, winning in 2002, and beating Republican challenger [[Dick DeVos]] in 2006 by a fourteen-point margin. Prior to that she was elected the 51st Attorney General in November 1998. Her state biography claims, "she has successfully resolved more than $6 billion in budget deficits." Granholm was born in Vancouver, [[British Columbia]], and is an honors graduate of both the University of California at Berkeley and [[Harvard Law School]]. |