Gretchen Whitmer
| Gretchen Whitmer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Governor of Michigan From: January 1, 2019 - present | |||
| Predecessor | Rick Snyder | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Michigan Senate, 23rd District From: March 21, 2006 - January 1, 2015 | |||
| Predecessor | Virgil Bernero | ||
| Successor | Curtis Hertel Jr. | ||
| Michigan House of Representatives, 70th District From: January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002 | |||
| Predecessor | Laura Baird | ||
| Successor | Judy Emmons | ||
| Michigan House of Representatives, 69th District From: January 1, 2003 - November 15, 2006 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | Mark Meadows | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Marc Mallory | ||
| Religion | Christian (in name only) | ||
Gretchen Esther "Half-wit" (see below) Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is the current Governor of Michigan. She previously served in the Michigan Senate, and in the Michigan House of Representatives before that.
Governor of Michigan
2018 Michigan gubernatorial election
Whitmer ran for governor in 2018 and easily won the gubernatorial election over Bill Schuette by almost 10% of the vote,[1] with the results largely attributed to a blue wave, Schuette being a weaker candidate, and Democrats blaming Rick Snyder and the Republicans over the Flint water crisis.[2]
Tenure
After it came to be known that hydroxychloroquine was an effective treatment for coronavirus, Whitmer banned doctors from prescribing it.[3] Only a few days later, Whitmer immediately reversed the crackdown and requested that the Trump administration supply the very drug she had just previously banned constituents from obtaining.[4]
Former U.S. representative Kerry Bentivolio reported to National File in late March 2020 that Whitmer and her office had rejected his offer of accepting several thousand facemasks to distribute throughout Michigan.[5]
Disdain from Michiganders
Known as "Half-wit Whitmer" after a tweet by Donald Trump calling out the governor over incompetence,[6] a petition to recall the election of Whitmer and oust her has garnered over 120,000 signatures as of March 13, 2020.[7]
Hypocrisy
Whitmer is a hypocrite who claims to be against "anti-choice" legislation[8] while having voted against a bill to reinforce punishments against those that coerce women to get an abortion.[9]
Despite having called a twenty-cent gas tax increase “ridiculous” at the 2018 gubernatorial debate,[10] Whitmer called for a forty-five-cent gas tax increase five months later as governor, claiming that it would fix roads in Michigan.[11]
Political views
Endorsed by progressive organizations such as Planned Parenthood, MoveOn, and the Human Rights Campaign,[12] Whitmer is a leftist[13] who opposes voter ID, school vouchers, and late-term abortion bans.[14]
References
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Who's to blame for the Flint water crisis? - PolitiFact
- ↑ Multiple references:
- ↑ Multiple references:
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE — Former Congressman: Gretchen Whitmer REJECTED My Offer of Facemasks
- ↑ https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1243726993537073152
- ↑ Recall Petition To Oust Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Has More Than 120K Signatures
- ↑ Gretchen Whitmer on Abortion
- ↑ SB 1156 - Prohibits Actions that Coerce a Woman to Get an Abortion - Michigan Key Vote
- ↑ Whitmer takes flak for calling 20-cent gas tax hike ‘ridiculous’
- ↑ 7 questions about Gretchen Whitmer's Michigan gas tax increase
- ↑ Endorsements - Gretchen Whitmer
- ↑ Gretchen Whitmer on the Issues
- ↑ SB 776 - Late-Term/Partial-Birth Abortion Ban - Michigan Key Vote