Gretchen Whitmer Quotes

Gretchen Whitmer

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 23, 1971

I'm a mom. I'm a lawyer. I'm a lifelong Michigander.

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There's not one path for everyone, but everyone deserves a path that's right for them.

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You can be both progressive and want to get things done - they're not mutually exclusive and that's what I bring.

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Michigan's problems are not partisan problems. Potholes are not political. There is no such thing as Republican or Democratic school kids or drinking water. These challenges affect us all. They make Michigan a harder place to get ahead. A harder place to raise a family. A harder place to run a business.

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People want leaders they can look up to, who can solve problems and actually deliver results for our people.

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I ran on fixing the roads... I ran on cleaning up drinking water.

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Together we can build the Michigan we believe in, because we still have what we need most - the strength, the talent, the vision and the grit of the incredible people of this state.

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We have to make it easier to afford to go into education in the first place, so you don't leave with crippling debt that you never have a chance to pay back because you're not making enough money.

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You can get a lot done when you don't care about credit. My name was not on Medicaid expansion, but it never would have happened without the work that I did. The best leaders are the ones that want results, not credit.

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My number one priority is keeping our kids safe and protecting the health of the people of Michigan.

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I'm proud to be a Michigander, but I look around at the Michigan that my kids are growing up in and it doesn't look like the Michigan that I think of when I talk about my pride.

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I think the most important thing to know is I'm running for governor because I love the state of Michigan.

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I know that the DeVos agenda has absolutely devastated our public school system in Michigan.

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Kids in high poverty are much more expensive to educate and need much more support... When they're packed into a classroom of 40 people, they don't have the support they need, they're lost. Schools are supposed to be the thing that levels the playing field.

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We need to ensure that everyone's got a path to getting a license, so they've got identification.

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So many of these decisions are made in a vacuum with a bunch of men sitting around a table deciding what a woman's rights should be, what our access to health care, trying to control women by controlling our bodies.

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But over 20 years ago I was a victim of rape. And thank god it didn't result in a pregnancy. Because I can't imagine going through what I went through and then having to consider what to do about an unwanted pregnancy from an attacker.

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Obviously, Detroiters pay the worst when it comes to car insurance, but car insurance is expensive for Michiganders across the state. I hear about it in all communities.

Gretchen Whitmer

One of the weirdest questions I've gotten on the campaign trail is, 'Are you going to run as a woman?' I'm like, 'Do I have an option?' Like, what does this mean?

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Detroit's really important to the success of our state. You know, you can't have a successful Michigan if the biggest city isn't a success as well.

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