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The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan as well as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed by the Michigan Legislature; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of ...
He was elected governor at age 23 as a member of the Democratic Party in 1835 and served until 1840. Mason was the youngest state governor in United States history. Jennifer Granholm became the first female governor of Michigan on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Engler; she served for 8 years, until January 1, 2011.
Gretchen Esther Whitmer (/ hw ɪ t m ər /; born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015. Whitmer was born and raised in Michigan.
Whitmer earns a $159,000 per year salary as governor, but had at least $2.4 million in 2023, according to a personal finance disclosure required under Michigan law. Nearly all of the money was ...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Michigan Family Protection Act into law, becoming the last state to decriminalize paid surrogacy, passing a package of bills that protects parents and ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022 but she can't run again. The Michigan Constitution limits governors to two, 4-year terms. Whitmer's current term ends on ...
The lieutenant governor is the president of the Michigan Senate [1] and acts as the governor when the governor is unable to execute the office, including whenever the governor leaves the state. The governor is the principal executive officer with the power of veto, appointment, reorganize executive government, budget proposal and other powers. [1]
The governor of Michigan has urged the U.S. government to do more to rescue Americans, many of them from Michigan, stuck in Lebanon amid Israel's military offensive in the country. An American ...