Gretchen Whitmer

One way or another, we're going to fix the roads in Michigan.

— Gretchen Whitmer

At a time when too many people want to separate us by building walls, we here in Michigan are going to get…

— Gretchen Whitmer

The voices of the residents of Flint did not get heard by people that were making decisions and I think that's the…

— Gretchen Whitmer

We've got to create strategies of our own that ensure that our kids are going to get an education they need, that…

— Gretchen Whitmer

I make more meals than most men do in a week.

— Gretchen Whitmer

I know that when we deprive communities of their voice, it can be dangerous.

— Gretchen Whitmer

In my campaign I hardly ever talked about what's happening in Washington D.C. I talked about how we're going to fix the…

— Gretchen Whitmer

I was considered the most progressive person the whole time I was in the legislature. I negotiated health care, I negotiated a…

— Gretchen Whitmer

I am proud to be a progressive.

— Gretchen Whitmer

People don't cut through Michigan the way they cut through Ohio and Pennsylvania and Illinois. So tolls are more complicated for us…

— Gretchen Whitmer

I talk about jobs. I talk about education. I talk about making government work for people. That's really the dinner-table issues that…

— Gretchen Whitmer

Together we can build the Michigan we believe in, because we still have what we need most - the strength, the talent,…

— Gretchen Whitmer

Kids in high poverty are much more expensive to educate and need much more support... When they're packed into a classroom of…

— Gretchen Whitmer

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

— Gretchen Whitmer

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…

— Gretchen Whitmer

It's hard to do, but a disciplined candidate who really has thoughtful solutions and a plan to execute on them, I think,…

— Gretchen Whitmer

I grew up going to football games with my dad and we were just sports fanatics.

— Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan will be Democratic in some years and Republican in some years. I don't think we'll ever make the mistake like we…

— Gretchen Whitmer

There is a racial element: It's undeniable. We've had inequitable funding of schools for decades in the state of Michigan.

— Gretchen Whitmer

The budget is absolutely interlinked - our ability to fund our education system, to clean up drinking water, is linked with our…

— Gretchen Whitmer

I do believe ultimately the role is of our state government to ensure every child in this state has a great public…

— Gretchen Whitmer

A child who can't read isn't going to get better because you told him he was bad.

— Gretchen Whitmer

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

— Gretchen Whitmer

I wrote the Michigan 2020, which was a free college plan, before Bernie Sanders ever offered it on the national level.

— Gretchen Whitmer

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

— Gretchen Whitmer