Gretchen Whitmer
Governor of Michigan since 2019
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| 2024 | Signed legislation requiring AI-generated political ads to contain disclaimers to regulate political disinformation campaigns. |
| 2024 | Whitmer addressed her 'Big Gretch' nickname at the Democratic National Convention, embracing the Detroit-originated moniker. |
| 2024 | Whitmer addressed her 'Big Gretch' nickname at the Democratic National Convention, embracing the Detroit-originated moniker. |
| 2024 | Signed legislation requiring AI-generated political ads to contain disclaimers to regulate political disinformation campaigns. |
| July 2024 | Announced she would not seek the Democratic nomination after Biden withdrew, and endorsed Kamala Harris's presidential campaign. |
| July 2024 | Announced she would not seek the Democratic nomination after Biden withdrew, and endorsed Kamala Harris's presidential campaign. |
| July 9 2024 | Authored and published her book 'True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between' through Simon & Schuster. |
| July 9 2024 | Authored and published her book 'True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between' through Simon & Schuster. |
| March 2024 | Hinted at a potential presidential run in 2028 during a speech in Washington D.C. |
| March 2024 | Hinted at a potential presidential run in 2028 during a speech in Washington D.C. |
| 2023 | Whitmer discussed the origin of her 'Big Gretch' nickname in an interview with WNEM-TV, explaining it as a persona that emerged during the pandemic. |
| 2023 | Gretchen Whitmer was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. |
| 2023 | Proposed expanding the Michigan Reconnect program by lowering the minimum age for participation from 25 to 21 in her State of the State Address. |
| 2023 | Signed a bipartisan $1 billion tax cut package, which included repealing the retirement tax, quintupling the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit, and allocating up to $500 million per year of corporate taxes towards state business incentives. |
| 2023 | Whitmer discussed the origin of her 'Big Gretch' nickname in an interview with WNEM-TV, explaining it as a persona that emerged during the pandemic. |
| 2023 | Gretchen Whitmer was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. |
| 2023 | Signed a bipartisan $1 billion tax cut package, which included repealing the retirement tax, quintupling the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit, and allocating up to $500 million per year of corporate taxes towards state business incentives. |
| 2023 | Proposed expanding the Michigan Reconnect program by lowering the minimum age for participation from 25 to 21 in her State of the State Address. |
| December 7 2023 | Fix was sentenced to between three and twenty years of imprisonment for his role in the plot. |
| December 7 2023 | Higgins was sentenced to three years of probation for his role in the kidnapping plot. |
| December 7 2023 | Higgins was sentenced to three years of probation for his role in the kidnapping plot. |
| December 7 2023 | Fix was sentenced to between three and twenty years of imprisonment for his role in the plot. |
| November 2023 | Signed a comprehensive package of election-related bills that expand automatic voter registration, criminalize intimidation of poll workers, and clarify election result certification procedures. |
| November 2023 | Signed a comprehensive package of election-related bills that expand automatic voter registration, criminalize intimidation of poll workers, and clarify election result certification procedures. |
| September 15 2023 | Eric Molitor was acquitted of all charges in his trial. |
| September 15 2023 | Michael and William Null were acquitted of all charges in their kidnapping plot trial. |
| September 15 2023 | Michael and William Null were acquitted of all charges in their kidnapping plot trial. |
| September 15 2023 | Eric Molitor was acquitted of all charges in his trial. |
| August 2023 | The Null brothers' trial began. |
| August 2023 | Molitor's trial began in August. |
| August 2023 | The Null brothers' trial began. |
| August 2023 | Molitor's trial began in August. |
| June 12 2023 | Launched the Fight Like Hell PAC to support Democrats running for federal office in 2024. |
| June 12 2023 | Launched the Fight Like Hell PAC to support Democrats running for federal office in 2024. |
| June 7 2023 | Fix pleaded guilty to the terrorism charge as part of a plea deal, with the weapons charge being dismissed. |
| June 7 2023 | Fix pleaded guilty to the terrorism charge as part of a plea deal, with the weapons charge being dismissed. |
| May 2023 | Signed a red flag law targeting gun violence prevention, which would take effect in February 2024. |
| May 2023 | Signed a red flag law targeting gun violence prevention, which would take effect in February 2024. |
| April 2023 | Signed a comprehensive package of six gun violence prevention bills into law following the Oxford High School and Michigan State University shootings. |
| April 2023 | Whitmer signed a bill repealing the 1931 abortion ban, ensuring continued abortion access in Michigan. |
| April 2023 | Signed a comprehensive package of six gun violence prevention bills into law following the Oxford High School and Michigan State University shootings. |
| April 2023 | Whitmer signed a bill repealing the 1931 abortion ban, ensuring continued abortion access in Michigan. |
| April 25 2023 | Named co-chair of Biden's reelection campaign. |
| April 25 2023 | Named co-chair of Biden's reelection campaign. |
| March 2023 | Signed the repeal of Michigan's 2012 'right-to-work law', making Michigan the first state in 58 years to repeal such a law and demonstrating strong support for labor unions. |
| March 2023 | Signed legislation reinstating a prevailing wage law, requiring state project contractors to pay union-level wages and further supporting workers' rights. |
| March 2023 | Whitmer signed legislation expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to provide protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, with bipartisan support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers. |
| March 2023 | Signed the repeal of Michigan's 2012 'right-to-work law', making Michigan the first state in 58 years to repeal such a law and demonstrating strong support for labor unions. |
| March 2023 | Signed legislation reinstating a prevailing wage law, requiring state project contractors to pay union-level wages and further supporting workers' rights. |
| March 2023 | Whitmer signed legislation expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to provide protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, with bipartisan support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers. |
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