[[Image:Gov granholm.jpg|left|thumb| Jennifer M. Granholm]]
[[Image:Gov granholm.jpg|left|thumb| Jennifer M. Granholm]]
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'''Jennifer Mulhern Granholm''' (b. February 5, 1959) is the first female [[Democratic]] governor of [[Michigan]]. 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." Jennifer was born in Vancouver, [[British Columbia]], and is an honors graduate of both the University of California at Berkeley and [[Harvard Law School]].
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'''Jennifer Mulhern Granholm''' (b. February 5, 1959), a Democrat, is the first woman to be elected governor of [[Michigan]]. 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." Jennifer was born in Vancouver, [[British Columbia]], and is an honors graduate of both the University of California at Berkeley and [[Harvard Law School]].