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Gretchen Whitmer

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Governor of Michigan (since 2019).

106 facts from 63 sources, recorded through .

Official record 66   Secondary source 32   Self-reported 8

Official record: the government or court record of the act itself. Secondary source: someone else's report of it. Self-reported: the candidate's own description, not yet a fact unless confirmed.

Offices held

  1. Whitmer began a second term as governor on 2023-01-01.

    Official record Source: Michigan Manual 2023-2024, Chapter IV, pp. 447-455 (Executive Branch), Governor biography, p. 448. Archived copy c-64bd43769c2e

  2. Whitmer was sworn in as the 49th governor of Michigan on 2019-01-01.

    Official record Source: Michigan Manual 2019-2020, Chapter IV, p. 372 (Governor Gretchen Whitmer), Governor biography, p. 372. Archived copy c-ec32e16a454b

  3. Whitmer was sworn in as interim Ingham County Prosecutor on 2016-06-21 and took office on 2016-07-02, serving until the prosecutor elected in November 2016 took over.

    Secondary source Source: Whitmer sworn in as Interim Prosecutor, Article dated 2016-06-21. Archived copy c-faf9f435dafb

  4. Ingham County's circuit judges appointed Whitmer interim Ingham County Prosecutor on 2016-05-11, to replace resigning prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III.

    Secondary source Source: Ex-Lawmaker Whitmer Named Interim Ingham County Prosecutor, Article dated 2016-05-11. Archived copy c-15878a603bd3

  5. Whitmer was selected in May 2016 to serve as Ingham County Prosecutor.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Biographical Sketch. Archived copy c-8731f9af8cf5

  6. The Michigan Manual 2011-2012 lists Whitmer as Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate (96th Legislature).

    Official record Source: Michigan Manual 2011-2012, Chapter III, p. 135 (Michigan Senate, 96th Legislature), Senate leadership list, p. 135. Archived copy c-1597e6a92e38

  7. Whitmer was elected Senate Democratic Leader in November 2010.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Biographical Sketch. Archived copy c-acaf0c3a1312

  8. Whitmer served in the Michigan Senate for District 23 from 2006-03-21 through the 2013-2014 term, leaving office because of term limits.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Ninety-Third (2005-2006, Senate) through Ninety-Seventh (2013-2014) entries. Archived copy c-3b24fb5e7e35

  9. Whitmer served in the Michigan House for District 69 from 2003-01-08 (92nd Legislature) and was re-elected 2004-11-02; she resigned in March 2006 after being elected to the Senate.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Ninety-Second (2003-2004) and Ninety-Third (2005-2006, House) entries; Notes field. Archived copy c-5d3c8a2a6291

  10. Whitmer served in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 70 in the 91st Legislature (2001-2002), elected 2000-11-07 and sworn in 2001-01-10.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Ninety-First Legislature, 2001-2002 entry: District / Date Elected / Date Sworn In fields. Archived copy c-deb497f1d228

Elections

  1. Whitmer won the 2022-11-08 general election for Governor with 2,430,505 votes (54.5%) to Republican Tudor Dixon's 1,960,635 (43.9%).

    Secondary source Source: Gretchen Whitmer - Ballotpedia, Elections section, 2022 general election table. Archived copy c-38ff60e165e1

  2. Whitmer won the 2018-11-06 general election for Governor with 2,266,193 votes (53.3%) to Republican Bill Schuette's 1,859,534 (43.7%).

    Secondary source Source: Gretchen Whitmer - Ballotpedia, Elections section, 2018 general election table (cites mielections.us 2018GEN_CENR). Archived copy c-41dc00299ed8

  3. Whitmer was re-elected to the Michigan Senate (District 23) on 2010-11-02 and sworn in 2011-01-12.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Ninety-Sixth Legislature, 2011-2012 entry: Date Elected / Date Sworn In. Archived copy c-02851d1de4c5

  4. Whitmer was re-elected to the Michigan Senate (District 23) on 2006-11-07.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Ninety-Third Legislature (2005-2006, House) Notes; Ninety-Fourth Legislature entry Date Elected. Archived copy c-7381cc9e168d

  5. In the 2006-03-14 special election for Senate District 23, Whitmer received 14,334 votes to Republican Vince Green's 3,371.

    Secondary source Source: Home sweet Senate, Article dated 2006-03-22. Archived copy c-6b95b1db942d

  6. The Ingham County Board of Canvassers certified that Whitmer was elected to the State Senate, 23rd District, at the special general election of 2006-03-14.

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 27, 93rd Legislature, Regular Session of 2006 (Thursday, March 16, 2006), Communication: certificate of the Board of Canvassers of the County of Ingham. Archive pending c-51396522f2bd

Recorded votes

  1. Whitmer voted no on Senate adoption of the citizen-initiated abortion insurance opt-out act, which was adopted 27-11.

    Final passage on Initiative petition (abortion insurance opt-out act). Vote cast: no. Tally: 27 yes, 11 no (margin 16). Outcome: passed. Motion: “The question being on the adoption of the initiative petition,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 101, December 11, 2013, Senate Journal No. 101, Roll Call No. 607, p. 1956. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-b3210453381b

  2. Whitmer voted yes on the first Senate passage vote on House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act); the bill was defeated 19-18 with one not voting because it lacked a majority of members serving, and the vote was then reconsidered.

    Final passage on HB 4714 (S-9 (Committee of the Whole substitute)). Vote cast: yes. Tally: 19 yes, 18 no, 1 not voting (margin 1). Outcome: failed. Motion: “The question being on the passage of the bill,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 65, August 27, 2013, Senate Journal No. 65, Roll Call No. 338, p. 1322. Archived copy Topic: Health c-fb41b6bf18cb

  3. Whitmer voted yes on giving House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act) immediate effect in the Senate; the motion failed 24-14 for lack of a two-thirds majority.

    Immediate effect on HB 4714. Vote cast: yes. Tally: 24 yes, 14 no (margin 10). Outcome: failed. Motion: “The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 65, August 27, 2013, Senate Journal No. 65, Roll Call No. 340, p. 1326. Archived copy Topic: Health c-e66eab605cc7

  4. Whitmer voted no on the Colbeck amendments to House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act) in the Michigan Senate; the amendments were not adopted 17-21.

    Amendment on HB 4714 (S-9 (Committee of the Whole substitute)). Vote cast: no. Tally: 17 yes, 21 no (margin -4). Outcome: failed. Motion: “The question being on the adoption of the amendments,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 65, August 27, 2013, Senate Journal No. 65, Roll Call No. 337, pp. 1321-1322. Archived copy Topic: Health c-b4ec4b5c871e

  5. Whitmer voted yes on Senate passage of House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act), which passed 20-18 after reconsideration.

    Final passage on HB 4714 (S-9 (Committee of the Whole substitute) as amended, incl. Casperson amendment adopted before this vote). Vote cast: yes. Tally: 20 yes, 18 no (margin 2). Outcome: passed. This vote was decisive. Motion: “The question being on the passage of the bill,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 65, August 27, 2013, Senate Journal No. 65, Roll Call No. 339, pp. 1325-1326. Archived copy Topic: Health c-7076dc170497

  6. As a member of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Whitmer voted to report House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act) with the recommendation that substitute S-7 be adopted and the bill pass.

    Other question on HB 4714 (S-7 (committee substitute)). Vote cast: yes. Tally: 4 yes, 0 no (margin 4). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Committee report: recommend substitute (S-7) be adopted and bill pass”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 64, August 14, 2013, Senate Journal No. 64 (2013-08-14), Committee Reports, Committee on Government Operations, HB 4714. Archive pending Topic: Health c-af0d5a60d5a5

  7. Whitmer voted no on Senate passage of Senate Bill 116 (private-sector right-to-work), which passed 22-16.

    Final passage on SB 116 (S-3 (Committee of the Whole substitute)). Vote cast: no. Tally: 22 yes, 16 no (margin 6). Outcome: passed. Motion: “The question being on the passage of the bill,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 77, December 6, 2012, Senate Journal No. 77, Roll Call No. 862. Archive pending Topic: Labor c-e61eb05dffac

  8. Whitmer offered, and voted yes on, an amendment to right-to-work bill Senate Bill 116 providing that the act would not take effect until January 2, 2014; the amendment failed 16-22.

    Amendment on SB 116 (S-3 (Committee of the Whole substitute)). Vote cast: yes. Tally: 16 yes, 22 no (margin -6). Outcome: failed. Motion: “Amendment: act "does not take effect until January 2, 2014."”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 77, December 6, 2012, Senate Journal No. 77, Roll Call No. 842. Archive pending Topic: Labor c-e030035de37e

  9. Whitmer is recorded as not voting on Senate passage of House Bill 4003 (public-employee right-to-work), which passed 22-4 with 12 not voting.

    Final passage on HB 4003 (S-8 (per LegiScan history: 'Placed On Order Of Third Reading With Substitute S-8')). Vote cast: not voting. Tally: 22 yes, 4 no, 12 not voting (margin 18). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Third reading / passage (motion text not read in official journal)”

    Secondary source Source: Senate Roll Call 863: 2011 House Bill 4003, Senate Roll Call 863; section 'Excused or Not Voting (12)'. Archived copy Topic: Labor c-c887ba3c7bd0

  10. Whitmer voted no on concurring in the Committee of the Whole recommendations (substitutes S-3 and S-8) for right-to-work bills Senate Bill 116 and House Bill 4003; the motion carried 26-12.

    Procedural motion on SB 116; HB 4003 (SB 116 S-3; HB 4003 S-8). Vote cast: no. Tally: 26 yes, 12 no (margin 14). Outcome: passed. Motion: “The question being on concurring in the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole regarding the bills,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 77, December 6, 2012, Senate Journal No. 77, Roll Call No. 841. Archive pending Topic: Labor c-2141409e7d24

  11. Whitmer voted no on Senator Meekhof's motion to give House Bill 4361 immediate effect; the motion prevailed 26-12.

    Immediate effect on HB 4361. Vote cast: no. Tally: 26 yes, 12 no (margin 14). Outcome: passed. Motion: “Senator Meekhof moved that the bill be given immediate effect.”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 41, May 12, 2011, Senate Journal No. 41, Roll Call No. 172. Archive pending Topic: Macroeconomics c-da27bd748efa

  12. Whitmer voted no on Senate passage of House Bill 4361 (2011 income tax changes including taxation of pension income); the Senate tied 19-19 and the bill passed with the Lieutenant Governor's tie-breaking vote.

    Final passage on HB 4361 (S-5 (Committee of the Whole substitute) as amended). Vote cast: no. Tally: 19 yes, 19 no (margin 0). Outcome: passed. Motion: “The question being on the passage of the bill,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 41, May 12, 2011, Senate Journal No. 41, Roll Call No. 170. Archive pending Topic: Macroeconomics c-6c2972ade322

  13. Whitmer is recorded as not voting on the committee recommendation to give House Bill 4361 immediate effect; the recommendation failed 25-11 with 2 not voting.

    Immediate effect on HB 4361. Vote cast: not voting. Tally: 25 yes, 11 no, 2 not voting (margin 14). Outcome: failed. Motion: “The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 41, May 12, 2011, Senate Journal No. 41, Roll Call No. 171. Archive pending Topic: Macroeconomics c-5295327190bc

  14. Whitmer offered, and voted yes on, an amendment to the 2011 income tax bill House Bill 4361 concerning IRA distributions for education; the amendment failed 17-21.

    Amendment on HB 4361 (S-5 (Committee of the Whole substitute) as amended). Vote cast: yes. Tally: 17 yes, 21 no (margin -4). Outcome: failed. Motion: “[paraphrase] Whitmer amendment re IRA distributions for education”

    Official record Source: Journal of the Senate No. 41, May 12, 2011, Senate Journal No. 41, Roll Call No. 163. Archive pending Topic: Macroeconomics c-09f7c0a2dd94

Bills sponsored

  1. Whitmer was primary sponsor of Senate Bill 1044 of 2014 (reproductive health coverage information act); it died in the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing.

    Secondary source Source: Bill Sponsors: MI SB1044 | 2013-2014, Sponsors page; status line. Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-47a63c6dcb4a

  2. Whitmer sponsored Senate Bill 1010 of 2014 to repeal the 2013 initiated law on abortion insurance coverage; it was referred to the Senate Committee on Insurance and saw no further recorded action.

    Secondary source Source: 2014 Senate Bill 1010, Bill page: sponsor and action lines. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-09a11cbaea0c

  3. Whitmer was primary sponsor of Senate Bill 521 of 2011 on legislative redistricting; it died in the Committee on Redistricting.

    Secondary source Source: Bill Sponsors: MI SB0521 | 2011-2012, Sponsors page; status line. Archive pending Topic: Government operations c-f4835569f6c6

  4. Whitmer was sole sponsor of Senate Bill 87 of 2009, allowing a driver's license address to differ from the qualified voter file address; it died in the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.

    Secondary source Source: Bill Sponsors: MI SB0087 | 2009-2010, Sponsors page; last action 2009-01-27. Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-b26f4b3c495d

  5. Whitmer sponsored House Bill 4703 of 2003 (public swimming pool and campground permit and license fees), which was enacted as 2004 Public Act 408, signed by Gov. Granholm on November 29, 2004.

    Secondary source Source: 2003 House Bill 4703 / 2004 Public Act 408, Bill page: sponsor line and enactment heading. Archived copy Topic: Health c-a4784cdc0fb5

Executive actions

  1. Whitmer signed House Bill 4949 (2023-2024 session), the Reproductive Health Act listing constitutional rights related to reproductive freedom; it became Public Act 286 of 2023.

    Secondary source Source: Michigan HB 4949 (2023), chaptered text (Act No. 286, Public Acts of 2023), Chaptered act header and title. Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-0aff0e87aea6

  2. Whitmer signed Senate Bill 474 (2023-2024 session), amending the Public Health Code to reflect repealed abortion laws and make other abortion-related changes; it became Public Act 209 of 2023.

    Secondary source Source: Michigan SB 474 (2023), chaptered text (Act No. 209, Public Acts of 2023), Chaptered act header. Note: michiganvotes.org lists the signing date as Nov. 22, 2023 (the filing date); the act itself says approved November 21, 2023.. Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-d8cffd95675f

  3. Whitmer signed Senate Bill 147 (2023-2024 session), removing references to nontherapeutic abortions from the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; it became Public Act 31 of 2023.

    Secondary source Source: MichiganVotes public acts search: abortion, Search results list, entry '2023 PA 31 (SB 147)'. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-df66a13115bc

  4. Whitmer signed House Bill 4138 (2023-2024 session), part of a two-bill package expanding universal background checks to all firearms.

    Official record Source: Gov. Whitmer Signs Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation to Keep Michigan Communities Safe (2023-04-13), Release body, bill list and HB 4138/4142 paragraph. Archived copy Topic: Law and crime c-b8d11de31b79

  5. Whitmer signed Senate Bill 79 (2023-2024 session), setting penalties for storing or leaving a firearm where a minor may access it; it was assigned Public Act 17 of 2023.

    Secondary source Source: MI SB 79 (2023-2024) bill history, Action history entries dated Apr 19, 2023. Senate Fiscal Agency analysis (https://archive.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billanalysis/Senate/htm/2023-SFA-0079-N.htm) states 'Senate Bills 79 and 80 (as enacted) PUBLIC ACTS 16 & 17 of 2023'; signing also in Governor's release of 2023-04-13.. Archived copy Topic: Law and crime c-9b0bba8faae8

  6. Whitmer signed House Bill 4142 (2023-2024 session), part of a two-bill package expanding universal background checks to all firearms.

    Official record Source: Gov. Whitmer Signs Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation to Keep Michigan Communities Safe (2023-04-13), Release body, bill list and HB 4138/4142 paragraph. Archived copy Topic: Law and crime c-7aca71b13656

  7. Whitmer signed Senate Bill 80 (2023-2024 session), updating the criminal code for safe storage of firearms for child access protection.

    Official record Source: Gov. Whitmer Signs Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation to Keep Michigan Communities Safe (2023-04-13), Release body, bill list and SB 80 paragraph. Archived copy Topic: Law and crime c-01ea41cfb69b

  8. Whitmer signed House Bill 4006 (2023-2024 session), repealing the 1931 Penal Code sections that made administering a drug or procedure to cause a miscarriage a felony; it became Public Act 11 of 2023.

    Official record Source: Michigan House Journal No. 30, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Messages from the Governor, entry for Enrolled House Bill No. 4006. Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-714636cc39ae

  9. Whitmer signed House Bill 4032 (2023-2024 session), removing sentencing guidelines for the repealed 1931 abortion crimes; it became Public Act 13 of 2023.

    Official record Source: Michigan House Journal No. 30, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Messages from the Governor, entry for Enrolled House Bill No. 4032. Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-12d765fff505

  10. Whitmer signed Senate Bill 2 (2023-2024 session), repealing Section 40 of the Michigan Penal Code on publication or sale of materials about abortion-inducing compounds; it became Public Act 12 of 2023.

    Secondary source Source: Michigan SB 2 (2023), chaptered text (Act No. 12, Public Acts of 2023), Chaptered act header and enacting section 1; signing also stated in Governor's release https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/04/05/governor-whitmer-repeals-michigans-extreme-1931-abortion-ban. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-1131b8b08ca5

  11. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 302 (2021-2022 session), which would have added to the voter registration application a statement that voting more than once at the same election is a felony.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 43, Thursday, May 5, 2022, Messages from the Governor, item 14 (SB 302). DATE CONFLICT: later calendars (No. 60, 2022-06-30; No. 81, 2022-12-07) print 'Vetoed by Governor, Thursday, March 25, 2021' with SJ No. 28 of 2021 p. 434, the same reference as SB 1; SB 302 is absent from the 2021 veto-message index and from the 2021-11-04 calendar, which supports 2022-04-29.. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-e468f7327112

  12. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 11 (2021-2022 session), which would have required concealed pistol licenses to be processed during a declared emergency.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 81, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Messages from the Governor, item 12 (SB 11); same entry on Calendar No. 43 (2022-05-05) and No. 60 (2022-06-30). Calendar prints weekday 'Tuesday' but 2022-03-18 was a Friday; WGVU (2022-03-21) reports a Friday veto.. Archived copy Topic: Law and crime c-697f9bf0a208

  13. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 303 (2021-2022 session), which would have required identification to obtain an absent voter ballot and barred unsolicited absent voter ballot applications.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 90, Thursday, November 4, 2021, Messages from the Governor, item 8 (SB 303); corroborated by Plural Policy bill history: 'VETOED BY GOVERNOR 10/29/2021' (https://open.pluralpolicy.com/mi/bills/2021-2022/SB303). Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-e462feb8eb13

  14. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 304 (2021-2022 session), which would have required notice to provisional-ballot voters about the burden of proof to verify identity and about obtaining a state ID card without a fee.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 90, Thursday, November 4, 2021, Messages from the Governor, item 9 (SB 304); corroborated by FastDemocracy bill history 'VETOED BY GOVERNOR 10/29/2021'. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-1b5bc5b8c3f0

  15. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 280 (2021-2022 session), concerning the time frame for the Board of State Canvassers to canvass an initiative petition.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 90, Thursday, November 4, 2021, Messages from the Governor, item 7 (SB 280). Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-e2fee88669da

  16. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 277 (2021-2022 session), which would have required county clerks to cancel the voter registration records of deceased voters in the qualified voter file.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 90, Thursday, November 4, 2021, Messages from the Governor, item 6 (SB 277). Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-30bb06f97eb3

  17. Whitmer approved Senate Bill 82 (2021-2022 session), the fiscal year 2021-2022 omnibus appropriations bill, with line items vetoed.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 90, Thursday, November 4, 2021, Messages from the Governor, item 5 (SB 82). Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-70b2d0f8ac3d

  18. Whitmer line-item vetoed about $16 million in fiscal year 2022 budget funding for abortion alternatives, including adoption-information materials and pregnancy resource centers.

    Secondary source Source: Michigan governor vetoes funding for abortion alternatives (Catholic News Agency, 2021-10-01), Opening paragraph; date from sentence 'The provisions vetoed Sept. 29,'. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-c68b6d2b8c63

  19. Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 977 (2019-2020 session), which would have created certain felonies involving absent voter ballot applications.

    Official record Source: Michigan Senate Daily Calendar No. 89, Wednesday, December 2, 2020, Messages from the Governor, item 14 (SB 977); also listed as 'SB 977 & HB 5881' on the official Public and Local Acts 2020 veto-message index (https://hercules-milenia.legislature.mi.gov/Home/Publication?id=56). Archive pending Topic: Civil rights c-ca4283521462

  20. Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-151, declaring a state of emergency and state of disaster related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Official record Source: Executive Order 2020-151: Declaration of state of emergency and state of disaster related to the COVID-19 pandemic - RESCINDED, Order page title, date line and first operative sentence. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-2d2346e21c22

  21. Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-68, declaring states of emergency and disaster under the Emergency Management Act.

    Official record Source: Executive Order 2020-68: Declaration of states of emergency and disaster under the Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390 - RESCINDED, Order text. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-439df2aae8ec

  22. Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-33, an expanded emergency and disaster declaration that rescinded and replaced Executive Order 2020-4.

    Official record Source: Executive Order 2020-33: Expanded emergency and disaster declaration - RESCINDED, Order text; declaration sentence also seen on legacy URL https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-524025--,00.html. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-d4b5e86e2ab2

  23. Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-21, the stay-home order requiring suspension of activities not necessary to sustain or protect life, effective March 24 through April 13, 2020.

    Official record Source: Executive Order 2020-21: Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life - RESCINDED, Order page title, date line and effective-date paragraph. Archived copy Topic: Health c-93194860e66d

  24. Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-4, declaring a state of emergency across Michigan in response to COVID-19.

    Official record Source: Executive Order 2020-68: Declaration of states of emergency and disaster under the Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390 - RESCINDED, Preamble of EO 2020-68; same date stated in EO 2020-33 preamble. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-650987a8573d

Campaign money

  1. For 2025-01-01 to 2026-09-30, Fight Like Hell PAC (C00842104) reported total receipts of $1,551,677.06 and total disbursements of $1,868,280.64 to the FEC, ending with $2,349,934.75 cash on hand.

    Official record Source: FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC - financial summary, 2025-2026, Financial summary tab, 2025-2026 cycle; Receipts and Disbursements tables. Archived copy c-0ea78891d828

  2. For the 2024 cycle through 2024-12-31, ProPublica's compilation of FEC filings lists Fight Like Hell PAC (C00842104) with total receipts of $6,870,757, total spending of $5,629,216, cash on hand of $2,611,538, and treasurer Heather Ricketts.

    Secondary source Source: Fight Like Hell Pac - 2024 cycle, Cycle summary box and filings list; per-report figures from /reports/APR QUARTERLY, /reports/OCT QUARTERLY, /reports/YEAR-END pages. Archived copy Low confidence c-d5f131025527

  3. An aide to Whitmer filed FEC paperwork on 2023-06-05 to create Fight Like Hell PAC, a federal political action committee to raise money for federal candidates.

    Secondary source Source: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer forms 'Fight Like Hell PAC', Article dated 2023-06-06, opening paragraphs ('on Monday' = 2023-06-05). Archived copy c-8b976f365043

  4. The FEC lists Fight Like Hell PAC, committee ID C00842104, as a quarterly-filing hybrid PAC (with non-contribution account), designated unauthorized, with a registration date of June 5, 2023.

    Official record Source: FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC - committee overview, Committee header (status line) and 'Registration date' field. Archived copy c-895b7ca610a7

  5. Citing reports filed with the Michigan Secretary of State, Ballotpedia reported that Whitmer's campaign received $26,046,921 in contributions and spent $20,109,935 between 2021-01-01 and 2022-09-01.

    Secondary source Source: Michigan Gov. Whitmer receives $26 million with five donors giving $250,000 each, Article dated 2022-10-09, opening paragraph. Archived copy c-e9ac874bb83f

  6. Whitmer's campaign committee gave $3.55 million to the Michigan Democratic Party on Dec. 29 (2021), according to campaign filings reported by Bridge Michigan.

    Secondary source Source: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sends Dems $3.5M in campaign funds; GOP cries foul, Article dated 2022-01-31, body text. Archived copy c-bd0668a254a4

  7. On 2021-12-21 the Michigan Department of State resolved two campaign finance complaints against Whitmer and the Whitmer for Governor committee, one about committee funds paying for a chartered flight and one about accepting donations above contribution limits during recall efforts, and found no legal violation in either.

    Official record Source: The Michigan Department of State resolves two campaign finance complaints against Governor Whitmer, News release dated 2021-12-21, first and second paragraphs. Archived copy c-8def85dbcd5c

  8. Whitmer's committee 'Gretchen Whitmer for Governor' (ID 518014) reported $13,762,807.84 in private contributions and other receipts, $990,000.00 in public funds, and $14,319,419.83 in total expenditures for the 2014-2018 election cycle.

    Official record Source: 2018 Gubernatorial Campaign Finance Summary (Election Cycle: November 5, 2014 - November 6, 2018), Gretchen Whitmer for Governor section, Private Funds / Public Funds / Balance Statement TOTALS columns. Archived copy c-c0d3ae3ecbe1

  9. Undated

    Whitmer reimbursed the Whitmer for Governor committee for the market value of first-class flights for herself and her relatives after the committee paid for a chartered flight, according to the Michigan Department of State.

    Official record Source: The Michigan Department of State resolves two campaign finance complaints against Governor Whitmer, News release dated 2021-12-21, paragraph on the chartered flight complaint. Archived copy c-1c4ccee731ce

Financial disclosures

  1. Whitmer filed a personal financial disclosure (statement year 2025, original, initial declaration) in the Michigan Department of State system on 2025-06-13.

    Official record Source: Personal Financial Disclosures for Gretchen Whitmer (MiTN printout, 'The Office of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson'), Header 'Statement Year Filing Version Filing Name Filing Date', row 1. Archived copy c-5bcc08e1e85b

  2. Whitmer filed two personal financial disclosure entries (statement year 2024, original, initial declaration) in the Michigan Department of State system on 2025-05-06.

    Official record Source: Personal Financial Disclosures for Gretchen Whitmer (MiTN printout, 'The Office of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson'), Filing list table, rows 3-4. Archived copy c-bb16546272cd

  3. Whitmer filed a personal financial disclosure (statement year 2024, original, initial declaration) in the Michigan Department of State system on 2024-04-15.

    Official record Source: Personal Financial Disclosures for Gretchen Whitmer (MiTN printout, 'The Office of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson'), Filing list table ('Showing 1 to 7 of 7 entries'), row 5. Archived copy c-8e8f7c002a94

Court cases

  1. On 2023-01-20 the Michigan Supreme Court closed No. 164256 after Whitmer withdrew her Executive Message and certification request on 2023-01-06, and denied pending motions as moot.

    Official record Source: Order, In re Executive Message of the Governor, No. 164256 (Jan. 20, 2023), Order text. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-340048280c97

  2. On 2022-08-19, in Whitmer v. Linderman, Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham granted a preliminary injunction barring county prosecutors from enforcing MCL 750.14.

    Secondary source Source: Case: Whitmer v. Linderman, Case summary, entry for August 19, 2022. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-b49f48f3b810

  3. Whitmer's Executive Message asking the Michigan Supreme Court to authorize certified questions in her suit against county prosecutors over Michigan's abortion law was received by the court on 2022-04-07 (No. 164256).

    Official record Source: Order for supplemental briefs, No. 164256 (May 20, 2022), Order text, first sentence. Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-737c8e2d7a75

  4. On 2020-10-12 the Michigan Supreme Court, in No. 161492 where the Governor of Michigan was a defendant, granted immediate consideration and denied a motion to stay the precedential effect of its 2020-10-02 opinion.

    Official record Source: Order, In re Certified Questions, No. 161492 (Oct. 12, 2020), Order text, first paragraph. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-0e9c1365a82d

  5. On 2020-10-12 the Michigan Supreme Court, in House of Representatives and Senate v Governor (No. 161917), reversed the Court of Appeals' holding that the Governor had authority under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act and remanded for entry of declaratory relief; the Governor was defendant-appellee.

    Official record Source: Order, House of Representatives v Governor, No. 161917 (Oct. 12, 2020), Order text. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-07e8fd4301d5

  6. On 2020-10-02 the Michigan Supreme Court, answering questions certified by a federal court in a case where the Governor of Michigan was a defendant, held that the Governor lacked authority under the Emergency Management Act to renew the COVID-19 state of emergency after 2020-04-30 and that the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act unconstitutionally delegates legislative power.

    Official record Source: In re Certified Questions (Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v Governor), slip opinion, Oct. 2, 2020, Syllabus and Markman opinion, conclusion. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-f91f3ea82f0b

  7. On 2020-08-21 the Michigan Court of Appeals, in House of Representatives and Senate v Governor (No. 353655), held that the Governor's emergency declaration, its extensions, and related executive orders fell within her authority under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act; the Governor was defendant-appellee.

    Official record Source: House of Representatives v Governor (Authored Opinion), No. 353655, Opinion, analysis of EPGA. Archive pending Topic: Government operations c-0b0a827429bd

  8. Whitmer, as Governor, was a defendant in Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Whitmer, No. 1:20-cv-00414 (W.D. Mich.), filed 2020-05-12 by medical providers and a patient; the federal court certified two state-law questions to the Michigan Supreme Court on 2020-06-16.

    Secondary source Source: Case: Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Whitmer, Case details (Filed Date; Defendants) and case summary. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-db3d42e350f6

  9. Undated

    Whitmer was plaintiff, on behalf of the State of Michigan, in Oakland County Circuit Court No. 22-193498-CZ against county prosecuting attorneys sued in their official capacities, challenging MCL 750.14.

    Official record Source: Governor's supplemental brief, No. 164256 (received May 25, 2022), Caption and statement of facts (Oakland Circuit Court case number). Archived copy Topic: Civil rights c-382c89c7d629

Work and business

  1. Whitmer's 2025 personal financial disclosure lists her as a member with an ownership interest in Novus Mundus, LLC (220 Park St., Suite 200, Birmingham), described as holding real property, a vacant parcel in Ada, Michigan, with a state equalized value of $78,200.

    Official record Source: Personal Financial Disclosures for Gretchen Whitmer (MiTN printout, 'The Office of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson'), Positions in Organizations - 2; Real Property section (Ada). Archived copy c-ab11d4d6f3ea

  2. Whitmer's 2025 personal financial disclosure lists her as a member with an ownership interest in Super Deluxe, LLC (500 Woodward Ave., Suite 3500, Detroit), described as her family office for managing personal affairs.

    Official record Source: Personal Financial Disclosures for Gretchen Whitmer (MiTN printout, 'The Office of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson'), Positions in Organizations - 1. Archived copy c-1c1ead3de11b

  3. Bridge Michigan reported that Super Deluxe LLC, in which Whitmer disclosed an ownership interest, was created in November (2023) by attorney Christopher Trebilcock, citing state records.

    Secondary source Source: Whitmer worth $2.3 million; new Michigan disclosure filings lack details, Article dated 2024-04-15, paragraph on Super Deluxe LLC. Archived copy c-16225470ee78

  4. Vote Smart lists Whitmer as Policy Maker in Residence at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (2015-2016) and as a lecturer on Gender and the Law at Michigan State University (2015).

    Secondary source Source: Gretchen E. Whitmer - Biography, Professional Experience list. Archived copy c-f100e2c81a32

  5. Undated

    Whitmer worked as an attorney for Dickinson Wright in Lansing.

    Secondary source Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Biographical Sketch. Archived copy c-db95fbf82262

  6. Undated

    Whitmer worked as a policy analyst for the House Democratic Policy Staff.

    Secondary source Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Biographical Sketch. Archived copy c-19268c06fbf3

Nonprofit roles

  1. The Michigan Economic Development Foundation's Form 990 for fiscal year ending December 2024 lists Governor Gretchen Whitmer as Chairperson with $0 compensation.

    Official record Source: Michigan Economic Development Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer, FY ending Dec. 2024 filing, compensation table. Archived copy c-93c437092649

  2. The Michigan Economic Development Foundation's Form 990 for fiscal year ending December 2023 lists Governor Gretchen Whitmer as Chairperson with $0 compensation.

    Official record Source: Michigan Economic Development Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer, FY ending Dec. 2023 filing, compensation table. Archived copy c-c0118be57f34

  3. The Michigan Economic Development Foundation's Form 990 for fiscal year ending December 2022 lists Gretchen Whitmer as Chairman with $0 compensation.

    Official record Source: Michigan Economic Development Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer, FY ending Dec. 2022 filing, compensation table. Archived copy c-762ea949c764

  4. The Michigan Economic Development Foundation's Form 990 for fiscal year ending December 2020 lists Gretchen Whitmer as Chairperson with $0 compensation.

    Official record Source: Michigan Economic Development Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer, FY ending Dec. 2020 filing, compensation table. Archived copy c-a5f736049174

Education and service

  1. Undated

    Whitmer earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Michigan State University.

    Secondary source Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Education field. Archived copy c-76d3d1283297

  2. Undated

    Whitmer earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State.

    Secondary source Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Education field. Archived copy c-76756f85ec8d

Claims from the candidate's own materials

  1. Whitmer's 2022 financial disclosure, as published by her office, lists business ownership as N/A.

    Self-reported Source: Gretchen Whitmer 2022 Financial Disclosure, Business ownership line. Archived copy Not independently verified c-e1ef06ac8a28

  2. Whitmer's 2020 financial disclosure, as published by her office, lists business ownership as N/A, honoraria as $0, and wages of $137,379.

    Self-reported Source: Gretchen Whitmer 2020 Financial Disclosure, Income and Business ownership sections. Archived copy Not independently verified c-ab3e3f463631

  3. Whitmer's 2019 financial disclosure, as published by her office, lists business ownership as N/A and honoraria as $0.

    Self-reported Source: Gretchen Whitmer 2019 Financial Disclosure, Business ownership and Honoraria lines. Archived copy Not independently verified c-3af24275e536

  4. Undated

    The governor's biography in the Michigan Manual says she grew up in Grand Rapids and East Lansing.

    Self-reported Source: Michigan Manual 2019-2020, Chapter IV, p. 372 (Governor Gretchen Whitmer), Governor biography, p. 372 (text appears supplied by the Executive Office). Archived copy Not independently verified c-eebdd04a5c35

  5. Undated

    The governor's biography in the Michigan Manual says she taught at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

    Self-reported Source: Michigan Manual 2021-2022, Chapter IV, pp. 443-451 (Executive Branch), Governor Gretchen Whitmer biography, p. 444 (text appears supplied by the Executive Office). Archived copy Partly confirmed by c-f100e2c81a32 c-b0f8bb0d14ce

  6. Undated

    Whitmer's official biography says she was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus.

    Self-reported Source: About the Governor, About the Governor page. Archived copy Partly confirmed by c-acaf0c3a1312, c-1597e6a92e38 c-5ad6b56856d1

  7. Undated

    Whitmer's official biography says she earned a bachelor's and a law degree from Michigan State University.

    Self-reported Source: About the Governor, About the Governor page. Archived copy Confirmed by c-76d3d1283297, c-76756f85ec8d c-1b56e32c8bd0

  8. Undated

    Whitmer's official biography describes her as a lawyer, an educator, a former prosecutor, and a former State Representative and Senator.

    Self-reported Source: About the Governor, About the Governor page. Archived copy Partly confirmed by c-db95fbf82262, c-8731f9af8cf5, c-deb497f1d228, c-3b24fb5e7e35, c-f100e2c81a32 c-17d6699b36b3

Analysis: likely positions

These are predictions drawn from the record above, not facts. Each one names the facts it rests on and what would prove it wrong, and is checked against later decisions where possible.

As governor, likely to sign bills that expand abortion access and to veto bills that restrict it.

Based on: c-b3210453381b, c-09a11cbaea0c, c-c68b6d2b8c63, c-737c8e2d7a75

Method: Same direction across five actions in three roles before 2023: a 2013 Senate vote against the abortion-insurance opt-out law, a 2014 bill to repeal it, a 2021 line-item veto of abortion-alternatives funding, and her 2022 lawsuit against the 1931 ban.

Would be shown wrong if: She signs a bill that restricts abortion access, or vetoes one that expands it.

Test: made from actions up to Dec 31, 2022, then checked against 6 later decisions: 6 of 6 correct (100%; plausible range 61–100%). No baseline could be computed: the record has no earlier decisions of this kind and no overall sign/veto counts, so this test cannot show the analysis adds anything beyond the outcome itself. Treat it as weak. Accurate on these decisions.

Confidence: high

Likely to veto bills that add identification requirements or new criminal penalties for absentee voting.

Based on: c-ca4283521462, c-e462feb8eb13

Method: Two vetoes of bills in this category (2020 and 2021), with no signature of such a bill in the record.

Would be shown wrong if: She signs a bill requiring identification to obtain an absentee ballot or creating new felonies tied to absentee ballot applications.

Test: not tested against later actions.

Confidence: medium

Likely to sign bills that tighten firearm rules (safe storage, background checks) and to veto bills that loosen them.

Based on: c-697f9bf0a208, c-9b0bba8faae8, c-01ea41cfb69b, c-b8d11de31b79, c-7aca71b13656

Method: A 2022 veto of a bill requiring concealed pistol licenses to keep being processed during declared emergencies, and four 2023 signatures of safe-storage and background-check bills.

Would be shown wrong if: She vetoes a bill tightening storage or background-check rules, or signs one that loosens firearm rules.

Test: not tested against later actions.

Confidence: medium

In a future statewide emergency, likely to govern through executive emergency orders and to renew emergency declarations on her own authority.

Based on: c-650987a8573d, c-d4b5e86e2ab2, c-439df2aae8ec, c-2d2346e21c22, c-f91f3ea82f0b

Method: Four successive emergency declarations by executive order in 2020, including renewals after April 30, 2020, which the Michigan Supreme Court later held she lacked authority to make under the Emergency Management Act.

Would be shown wrong if: In a declared emergency she seeks legislative approval before extending it, or lets a declaration lapse when the legislature declines to extend it.

Test: not tested against later actions.

Confidence: medium

Identity

Record IDs used to match records to this person
SystemIDEvidence
WikidataQ5607720c-bb8312f0718f
Michigan campaign finance committee518014c-2a434e1f64ea
FEC committeeC00842104c-25638e5ac82a
Vote Smart37868c-a517ea3e7880
BallotpediaGretchen_Whitmerc-ef9231a44f89
Library of Michigan legislator record3273c-f5bdd39d0587

Why these records are the same person

  1. FEC committee C00842104 (FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC) registered on 2023-06-05 as an unauthorized hybrid PAC; news reports tie it to Whitmer (see disambiguation).

    Official record Source: FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC - committee overview, Committee header line. Archived copy c-25638e5ac82a

  2. The Michigan Bureau of Elections lists Whitmer's gubernatorial candidate committee as 'Gretchen Whitmer for Governor', ID Number 518014.

    Official record Source: 2018 Gubernatorial Campaign Finance Summary (Election Cycle: November 5, 2014 - November 6, 2018), Gretchen Whitmer for Governor section (follows Bill Schuette section). Archived copy c-2a434e1f64ea

  3. Undated

    The Library of Michigan legislative biography database lists Gretchen Whitmer as legislator record 3273.

    Official record Source: Legislator Details - Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Legislative Biography), Legislator Details page, name and biographical fields. Archived copy c-f5bdd39d0587

  4. Undated

    Ballotpedia profile page for Gretchen Whitmer (reference).

    Secondary source Source: Gretchen Whitmer - Ballotpedia, Opening sentence. Archived copy c-ef9231a44f89

  5. Undated

    Gretchen Whitmer's Wikidata item is Q5607720.

    Secondary source Source: Gretchen Whitmer - EveryPolitician profile (Wikidata view), Profile page header; Wikidata link and date of birth. Archived copy c-bb8312f0718f

  6. Undated

    Vote Smart lists Gretchen E. Whitmer under candidate ID 37868.

    Secondary source Source: Gretchen E. Whitmer - Biography, Biography page heading (ID from page URL). Archived copy c-a517ea3e7880

What we searched

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Offices heldWebSearchopenstates.org person Gretchen Whitmer
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'GRETCHEN WHITMER, Minority Leader'.
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House Journal 2013-08-28 (no HB 4714 Senate message).
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MichiganVotes RC 854/858 on SB 116 amendments.
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Extended. capitol.* PDF only.
Oct 29, 20269
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)michiganvotes.org 2011 House Bill 4003 senate roll call December 6 2012 right to work passed
LegiScan HB4003/2011 bill page (used).
Oct 29, 202619
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)archive.legislature.mi.gov 2011-2012 journal Senate htm 2012-SJ-12-06-077
FOUND hercules-milenia HTM journal (used; truncated at 100k chars before RC 863).
Oct 29, 202616
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"House Bill No. 4003" Senate journal December 2012 "Roll Call No. 863"
Only 2013-14 HB4003 and out-of-state results.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"Roll Call: MI HB4003 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature"
No 2011-12 HB4003 roll call page.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)michiganvotes 2011 House Bill 4003 senate roll call 863 public employees right to work 22 4
MichiganVotes RC 863 (used, secondary).
Oct 29, 202620
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/journal/Senate/pdf/2012-SJ-12-06-077.pdf
No PDF copy surfaced.
Oct 29, 202616
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)Michigan Senate journal December 2012 "House Bill No. 4003" "Not Voting" Whitmer Hopgood Gleason "Roll Call No. 863"
Extended. zeus-milenia bill page (robots-blocked).
Oct 29, 20269
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)michiganvotes 2011 Senate Bill 116 senate roll call 862 passed 22 16
MichiganVotes RC 862 (corroboration).
Oct 29, 202616
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)ombudsman.legislature.mi.gov 2011-2012 journal Senate 2012-SJ-12-06-077
Same HTM mirrors only.
Oct 29, 202616
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"2012-SJ-12-06-077" pdf Journal senate archive
Extended. capitol.* PDF and HTM only (both robots-blocked).
Oct 29, 20269
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"objectName=2012-SJ-12-06-077"
All irrelevant.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)Michigan Senate journal December 11 2013 "Initiated Law" abortion insurance roll call Whitmer
Mackinac weekly roll call (lead).
Oct 29, 202617
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, December 11, 2013"
No 12-11 journal surfaced.
Oct 29, 202620
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"2013 SJ 12 11 101"
All irrelevant.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)legislature.mi.gov 2013-2014 journal Senate 2013-SJ-12-11 htm
Extended. hercules-milenia Document viewer link (robots-blocked).
Oct 29, 202610
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"2013-SJ-12-11-101"
All irrelevant.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)Michigan Senate journal 2013 "Initiative Petition" abortion "Roll Call No." "Whitmer" December 11 htm
No 12-11 journal.
Oct 29, 202619
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"2013 SJ 12 11 101" Senate journal Michigan
Extended. FOUND official PDF 2013-SJ-12-11-101.pdf (used).
Oct 29, 20269
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)Michigan Senate journal May 2011 "House Bill No. 4361" passage roll call pension tax
MichiganVotes RC 155/156 (amendments).
Oct 29, 202618
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"Senate Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, May 12, 2011"
FOUND archive HTM 2011-SJ-05-12-041 (used).
Oct 29, 202618
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)2011-SJ-05-12-041.pdf legislature.mi.gov
No PDF copy surfaced.
Oct 29, 202617
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)Michigan Senate journal January 2011 "Minority Leader" Whitmer elected Senate Democratic Caucus
Michigan Manual p.135, SR 210 (2014), WKAR and Michigan Public 2010 articles (used).
Oct 29, 202619
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)"Senate Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, January 12, 2011"
SJ No. 1 2011 (fetched; does not name her as leader).
Oct 29, 202620
Recorded votesWebSearch (web)michiganvotes "Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-23, 2014)"
MichiganVotes governor profile (used for terms).
Oct 29, 202619
Recorded votesOpen States (WebFetch)
https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2013-2014/HB4714/
HB 4714 votes
Fetch refused: URL not on session allowlist.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesMichigan Legislature bill search (WebFetch)
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2013-HB-4714
HB 4714 bill history
Fetch refused: not on allowlist. Direct curl to legislature.mi.gov also blocked (proxy 403).
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2013-2014/Journal/senate/archive/2013-SJ-08-27-065.pdf
SJ No. 65 2013-08-27
RC 337-340 on HB 4714; read 3 times, member lists consistent.
Oct 29, 20264
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://capitol.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/Journal/Senate/pdf/2012-SJ-12-06-077.pdf
SJ No. 77 2012-12-06 PDF
robots_disallowed.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://hercules-milenia.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/journal/Senate/htm/2012-SJ-12-06-077.htm
SJ No. 77 2012-12-06 HTM
RC 841-862 read; 118,562-char page; offset 100000 portion contains only floor statements, page ends before RC 863.
Oct 29, 202623
Recorded votesLegiScan (WebFetch)
https://legiscan.com/MI/bill/HB4003/2011
HB 4003 (2011) history
History line for RC 863 tally; PA 349 of 2012.
Oct 29, 20261
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://hercules-milenia.legislature.mi.gov/Home/Document?objectName=2013-SJ-12-11-101
SJ No. 101
robots_disallowed.
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2013-2014/Journal/Senate/pdf/2013-SJ-12-11-101.pdf
SJ No. 101 2013-12-11
RC 607 initiative petition adoption; read twice.
Oct 29, 20261
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://archive.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/journal/Senate/htm/2011-SJ-05-12-041.htm
SJ No. 41 2011-05-12
RC 153-172 on HB 4361; RC 170-172 read twice.
Oct 29, 202620
Recorded votesMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/Journal/senate/archive/2011-SJ-01-12-001.pdf
SJ No. 1 2011-01-12 leadership
Does not name Whitmer as leader (both portions read).
Oct 29, 20260
Recorded votesMichigan Senate resolutions (WebFetch)
https://capitol.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2013-2014/resolutionadopted/Senate/htm/2014-SAR-0210.htm
SR 210 of 2014 tribute
'selected as the Senate Minority Leader in 2011'.
Oct 29, 20261
Recorded votesMichigan Legislature bill page (WebFetch)
https://zeus-milenia.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2011-HB-4003
HB 4003 (2011) official history
robots_disallowed.
Oct 29, 20260
Bills sponsoredWebSearch (allowed_domains openstates.org, pluralpolicy.com)Gretchen Whitmer Michigan senator
Bill pages only; no Whitmer person page. Unattributed sponsor ID ocd-person/0c0597d2-... not used
Oct 29, 20264
Bills sponsoredWebSearch (web)michiganvotes.org Sen. Gretchen Whitmer D-23 sponsorships
Michigan Manual p.176 (used).
Oct 29, 202617
Bills sponsoredWebSearch (web)michiganvotes.org legislators 2007 senate district-23 sponsorships Whitmer
Pages for other D-23 members (Bernero, Law, Hertel).
Oct 29, 202616
Bills sponsoredWebSearch (web)legiscan MI Senate Bill Whitmer primary sponsor 2009-2010 "Passed" chaptered
No enacted Whitmer Senate bill identified.
Oct 29, 202619
Bills sponsoredMichiganVotes (WebFetch)
https://www.michiganvotes.org/governors/2019/sponsorships
Whitmer sponsorships (212)
Pages 1, 15, 17, 19, 21 and session filters sampled; only HB 4703 (2003) shown as enacted among those seen.
Oct 29, 2026212
Executive actionsWebSearchSenate Bill 303 2021 Michigan voter ID vetoed Whitmer legislature.mi.gov
news and LegiScan leads only
Oct 29, 202617
Executive actionsWebSearchlegislature.mi.gov Bill 2021-SB-0303 "vetoed"
surfaced official Public and Local Acts 2021 veto index and Plural Policy SB303
Oct 29, 202617
Executive actionsWebSearchlegislature.mi.gov "ObjectName=2021-SB-0303"
Senate calendars only
Oct 29, 202616
Executive actionsWebSearchWhitmer veto letter Senate Bill 303 Senate Bill 304 October 29 2021 pdf
2022 Senate calendars, news; no veto letter PDF
Oct 29, 202617
Executive actionsWebSearchmichigan.gov whitmer news state-orders-and-directives 2020/03/10 executive-order-2020-4
news timelines only
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearch"Executive Order 2020-21" "Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life" michigan.gov
EO 2020-21 michigan.gov page found
Oct 29, 202617
Executive actionsWebSearch (extended)"executive order 2020 4" whitmer coronavirus emergency michigan.gov state-orders-and-directives
EO 2020-68 and 2020-151 pages
Oct 29, 20269
Executive actionsWebSearchwhitmer executive order 2020-4 march 10 2020 "state of emergency" novel coronavirus "Emergency Management Act" textOct 29, 202615
Executive actionsWebSearchmichigan.gov whitmer press release March 10 2020 "declares state of emergency" first two presumptive positive cases COVID-19
michigan.gov release of 2020-03-10; FAOLEX copy of EO 2020-4
Oct 29, 202616
Executive actionsWebSearchlegislature.mi.gov documents veto message "Senate Bill 303" 2021 governor Whitmer letter
Senate calendar 2021-SC-11-04-090 with Messages from the Governor
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearchlegislature.mi.gov mileg.aspx getObject objectName 2021-SB-0303
Senate calendars only
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearchlegislature.mi.gov "Act No. 11" "Public Acts of 2023" Senate Bill 147 abortion repeal
LegiScan chaptered texts, MichiganVotes, analyses
Oct 29, 202620
Executive actionsWebSearchMichigan Senate Journal November 2 2021 veto message "Senate Bill No. 303" "I am returning"
no Senate Journal page returned
Oct 29, 202617
Executive actionsWebSearchmichigan.gov whitmer signs bills repeal 1931 abortion ban April 2023 press release
michigan.gov release 2023-04-05
Oct 29, 202616
Executive actionsWebSearchMichigan HB 4006 2023 "Public Act 11" OR "PA 11" abortion repeal approved by governor 4/5/2023
LegiScan, Plural Policy HB4006
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearchWhitmer vetoes abortion bill 2019 dilation and evacuation Senate Bill 229 House Bill 4320
news only; no evidence bills reached the Governor
Oct 29, 202617
Executive actionsWebSearch"Public and Local Acts 2019" legislature.mi.gov veto messages
official veto-message indexes 2019/2020; 2020 Senate calendars
Oct 29, 202616
Executive actionsWebSearchWhitmer vetoes gun bill firearms 2020 OR 2021 OR 2022 legislature Michigan veto
SB 11 (2022) CPL veto leads
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearchWhitmer veto abortion bill Michigan line-item veto "alternatives to abortion" OR "pregnancy resource centers" budget
news on 2021 and 2022 budget line-item vetoes
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearchmichigan.gov whitmer signs universal background checks safe storage bills April 13 2023 Senate Bills 76 79
michigan.gov release 2023-04-13
Oct 29, 202620
Executive actionsWebSearchSenate Journal April 2023 "Enrolled Senate Bill No. 79" "Public Act No. 16" approved and signed
19 hits, none relevant (other states)
Oct 29, 20260
Executive actionsWebSearchWhitmer vetoed abortion bill Michigan 2019 OR 2020 OR 2021 OR 2022 legislature "vetoed" abortion bill number
NOT EXECUTED: shared web-search budget exhausted; no further searches possible this session
Oct 29, 20260
Executive actionsWebFetch
https://michiganadvance.com/2022/07/20/whitmer-signs-general-budget-vetoes-anti-abortion-items/

site returned client error
Oct 29, 20260
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)Senate Bill 116 of 2011 Public Act 348 of 2012 Michigan Legislature bill history
LegiScan SB0116 bill page listed, not fetched.
Oct 29, 202616
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)legislature.mi.gov Senate Bill sponsor "Gretchen Whitmer" 2013 Public Act
LegiScan SB1044 sponsors page (used).
Oct 29, 202620
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)Whitmer sponsored bill Michigan Senate became Public Act 2008 OR 2009 OR 2010 OR 2012 "Sen. Gretchen Whitmer"
LegiScan SB0087 and SB0897 (2009) sponsor pages.
Oct 29, 202620
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)legiscan Michigan "Gretchen Whitmer" primary sponsor "Assigned Pa" OR "Public Act" Senate Bill 2011-2012
LegiScan SB0521 (used); SB0084/0085 not fetched.
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)Senate Bill sponsored by Senator Whitmer signed into law Public Act elder abuse 2012 Michigan
Snyder 2012 senior-protection release: no Whitmer-sponsored bill.
Oct 29, 202615
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)"Rep. Gretchen Whitmer" House Bill Michigan 2003 OR 2004 OR 2005 sponsored Public Act
Only MichiganVotes governor vote pages.
Oct 29, 202619
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)"Sen. Gretchen Whitmer" bill "signed" Granholm 2008 OR 2009 OR 2010 Public Act sponsored
No enacted Whitmer Senate bill identified.
Oct 29, 202620
Executive actionsWebSearch (web)House Bill 4703 of 2003 Michigan Public Act 408 of 2004 swimming pool Whitmer
NOT RUN: shared WebSearch budget exhausted; official bill history not verified.
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWebSearchfec.gov "Fight Like Hell PAC" committee
FEC C00842104 and C00894659; ProPublica itemizer pages
Oct 29, 202614
Campaign moneyWebSearchdocquery.fec.gov C00842104 statement of organization Fight Like Hell PAC Whitmer
Bridge Michigan, Livingston Post leads; docquery not fetchable
Oct 29, 202615
Campaign moneyWebSearch"Fight Fight Fight PAC" Whitmer FEC
No result tied C00894659 to Whitmer
Oct 29, 202618
Campaign moneyWebSearchMichigan campaign finance committee ID "Whitmer for Governor" cfrsearch michigan.gov
michigan.gov 2021-12-21 complaint-resolution release found (names committee, no ID)
Oct 29, 202618
Campaign moneyWebSearch"Whitmer for Governor" committee ID 515283 OR "committee id" Michigan campaign finance
TransparencyUSA slug shows 518014
Oct 29, 202617
Campaign moneyWebSearchMichigan State Campaign Fund gubernatorial public funding status report 2018 Whitmer committee
Found michigan.gov 2018PFStatists PDF with ID 518014
Oct 29, 202616
Campaign moneyWebSearchMichigan campaign finance "518014" WhitmerOct 29, 202613
Campaign moneyWebSearchmichigan.gov sos 2022 Gubernatorial Campaign Finance Summary pdf Whitmer
No official 2022 summary returned (news/Ballotpedia only)
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWebSearchWhitmer "Fight Like Hell PAC" Michigan state committee ID campaign finance state PAC
No Michigan state committee ID for a Whitmer state PAC found; FEC C00919373 surfaced, unlinked
Oct 29, 202619
Campaign moneyWebSearch"FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC" "Ricketts" treasurer FEC Form 1 Lansing
ProPublica itemizer: treasurer Ricketts, Heather; F1 June 5, 2023
Oct 29, 202615
Campaign moneyWebFetch - FEC
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/?cycle=2026
C00842104
Overview fetched; About/Filings tabs did not render treasurer or Form 1. docquery.fec.gov and api.open.fec.gov not allowlisted
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWebFetch - FEC
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00894659/?cycle=2026
C00894659
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT PAC; terminated; no link to Whitmer on page
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWebFetch - FEC
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00919373/
C00919373
FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PAC; super PAC; no link to Whitmer on page
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWebFetch - FEC search
https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/?q=whitmer
whitmer
Not allowlisted; committees search also not allowlisted
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWebFetch - Michigan CFR
https://cfrsearch.nictusa.com/committees/518014
518014
Not allowlisted
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWebFetch - Michigan DOS release
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/resources/news/2021/12/21/the-michigan-department-of-state-resolves-two-campaign-finance-complaints-against-governor-whitmer
Whitmer for Governor
Names 'Whitmer for Governor campaign committee' (no ID); complaints resolved with no violation found; not recorded as fact (outside bucket)
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWebFetch
https://www.michiganvotes.org/2019-SB-230

SB 230 (2019) last action House committee referral; no Governor action
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWebSearch (web)Michigan Senate journal "August 27, 2013" "Roll Call No." Healthy Michigan Plan Medicaid "Whitmer"
LegiScan SB 460 committee vote (not used).
Oct 29, 202617
Campaign moneyMichigan Senate Journal (WebFetch)
https://hercules-milenia.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2013-2014/journal/Senate/htm/2013-SJ-08-14-064.htm
SJ No. 64 2013-08-14
Govt Ops committee report on HB 4714 (S-7) with Whitmer yea.
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWeb searchFight Like Hell PAC FEC committee ID Whitmer
Found FEC committee C00842104 and Bridge Michigan article
Oct 29, 202617
Campaign moneyFEC committee page
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/?cycle=2026
C00842104 cycle 2026
Profile and 2025-2026 summary fetched; treasurer and address not shown
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyFEC committee page
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/?cycle=2024
C00842104 cycle 2024
2023-2024 summary tab did not render; only 2025-2026 figures returned
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC committee page (summary tab)
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/?tab=summary&cycle=2026
C00842104 full summary 2025-2026
Full receipts/disbursements line items fetched; itemized individual contributions $701,512.91; itemized count not available
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyFEC committee page (summary tab)
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/?tab=summary&cycle=2024
C00842104 summary 2023-2024
Only 2025-2026 figures rendered
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC committee page (filings tab)
https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/?tab=filings
C00842104 filings list
Filings list not rendered in fetch
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyOpenFEC API
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/committee/C00842104/totals/
committee totals and committee detail
Not fetched: URL not on session allowlist
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC individual contributions search
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=gretchen+whitmer
contributor_name=gretchen whitmer
Not fetched: blocked by robots.txt. Whitmer's own contributions as an individual donor could NOT be queried.
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC receipts search
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00842104&two_year_transaction_period=2026
itemized receipts C00842104 2025-2026 (for count)
Not fetched: blocked by robots.txt; itemized receipt count unavailable
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC docquery
https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00842104/
C00842104 filings
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWeb search"Fight Like Hell PAC" FEC Form 1 statement of organization treasurer C00842104
Led to ProPublica Itemizer pages; one docquery PDF result was an unrelated committee (Fight PAC, C00912543)
Oct 29, 202618
Campaign moneyProPublica FEC Itemizer
https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00842104/2024
Fight Like Hell PAC 2024 cycle
Cycle totals, treasurer Heather Ricketts, list of 13 filings
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyProPublica FEC Itemizer
https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00842104/2024/pac-donations
Fight Like Hell PAC PAC donations 2024
Lists PAC contributions received (largest $100,000 UFCW Active Ballot Club, 2024-09-27); not recorded as facts
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyProPublica FEC Itemizer
https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00842104/reports/OCT%20QUARTERLY
OCT QUARTERLY reports
2024 Oct quarterly
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyProPublica FEC Itemizer
https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00842104/reports/APR%20QUARTERLY
APR QUARTERLY reports
2024 Apr quarterly
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyProPublica FEC Itemizer
https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00842104/reports/YEAR-END
YEAR-END reports
YE 2023 (amended) and YE 2024
Oct 29, 20262
Campaign moneyProPublica FEC Itemizer
https://projects.propublica.org/itemizer/committee/C00842104/2026
Fight Like Hell PAC 2026 cycle
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWeb search"Fight Like Hell Pac" itemizer 2026 cycle propublica
No 2026-cycle page surfaced
Oct 29, 202614
Campaign moneyBridge Michigan
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gretchen-whitmer-forms-fight-hell-pac-back-federal-candidates/
Fight Like Hell PAC formation
Links PAC to Whitmer (aide filed paperwork 2023-06-05)
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWeb search"Whitmer for Governor" committee ID Michigan campaign finance Bureau of Elections
Found SOS 2021 complaint release, SOS 2018 race page, Transparency USA committee pages
Oct 29, 202616
Campaign moneyWeb searchMichigan campaign finance search "Whitmer for Governor" 518014Oct 29, 202615
Campaign moneyMichigan Department of State, 2018 Race for Governor
https://michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8723-424973--,00.html
Whitmer committee ID
Committee ID 518014; financial summary link href not exposed in fetch
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyMichigan campaign finance search (cfrsearch.nictusa.com / miboecfr.nictusa.com)
https://cfrsearch.nictusa.com/committees?committee_name=whitmer
committee name whitmer; committee 518014
Not fetched: URLs not on allowlist (also tried /committees/518014 and miboecfr com_det.cgi?com_id=518014). No state committee totals from the official system.
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyWeb search"Whitmer for Governor" 518014 statement of organization treasurer Michigan
No statement of organization found
Oct 29, 202618
Campaign moneyWeb searchmiboecfr.nictusa.com Whitmer committee 518014
0 relevant (all appointment press releases)
Oct 29, 202620
Campaign moneyWeb searchMichigan campaign finance committee search Whitmer for Governor committee statement totals 2022 post-general
Ballotpedia/Transparency USA articles
Oct 29, 202618
Campaign moneyWeb searchcfrsearch.nictusa.com committees Whitmer for Governor
No official system page surfaced
Oct 29, 202618
Campaign moneyWeb search"512566" Whitmer committee Michigan senate
0 relevant; meaning of ID 512566 unresolved
Oct 29, 202619
Campaign moneyWeb searchmichigan.gov sos "Whitmer" campaign finance committee ID 518014 governor 2022 race financial summaryOct 29, 202619
Campaign moneyWeb searchmichigan.gov sos "2022 Race for Governor" financial summary committee Whitmer
No SOS 2022 race summary page surfaced
Oct 29, 202620
Campaign moneyWeb search"Whitmer for Governor" Michigan campaign statement 2026 annual report cash on hand committee
Only 2020-2022 news
Oct 29, 202613
Campaign moneyTransparency USA
https://transparencyusa.org/mi/committee/gretchen-whitmer-for-governor-518014-gub
Gretchen Whitmer for Governor 518014
Shows $182,339 contributions / $725,111 expenditures with no period stated; not recorded
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyTransparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/mi/pac/committee-to-elect-gretchen-whitmer-512566-can
Committee to Elect Gretchen Whitmer 512566
Hosts Ballotpedia article text ($26.0M / $20.1M); summary fields show $0; ambiguous
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyTransparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/mi/candidate/gretchen-whitmer/contributions
Gretchen Whitmer candidate contributions
$52,350 / $372,420 with no cycle or committee stated; not recorded
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyTransparency USA
https://transparencyusa.org/mi/payee/gretchen-whitmer-campaign
Gretchen Whitmer Campaign payee
12 PAC payments totaling $14,500, no dates/committee IDs; not recorded
Oct 29, 202612
Campaign moneyMichigan Department of State news release
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/resources/news/2021/12/21/the-michigan-department-of-state-resolves-two-campaign-finance-complaints-against-governor-whitmer
campaign finance complaints Whitmer
Two facts recorded
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyBridge Michigan
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gov-gretchen-whitmer-sends-dems-35m-campaign-funds-gop-cries-foul/
Whitmer campaign transfer to Michigan Democratic Party
Recorded as secondary
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWXYZ (AP)
https://www.wxyz.com/news/whitmer-has-nearly-10m-for-election-shifts-funds-to-party
Whitmer committee cash on hand / transfers
~$9.9M cash as of Dec. 31, $250,000 refund to Mark Bernstein; year not stated in fetched text, not recorded
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyFOX 2 Detroit
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/whitmer-has-3-5m-in-bank-for-reelection-shattering-record-for-michigan-governors
Whitmer committee cash on hand 2020
~$3.5M cash, ~$5.6M raised through December; year not explicit in fetched text, not recorded
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWeb search"WHITMER, GRETCHEN" contribution FEC individual donor
0 records of Whitmer's own contributions as an individual donor
Oct 29, 202615
Campaign moneyWeb searchopensecrets donor lookup "Whitmer, Gretchen" contributions
0 donor records; results were about contributions to her campaign
Oct 29, 202619
Campaign moneyOpenSecrets donor lookup
https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=gretchen+whitmer
gretchen whitmer
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist
Oct 29, 20260
Campaign moneyMichigan Department of State news release
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/resources/news/2024/03/14/secretary-benson-launches-new-online-government-transparency-tool-during-sunshine-week
MiTN launch and first PFD deadline
First deadline April 15, 2024 for serving officers; context only
Oct 29, 20261
Campaign moneyWeb searchclearinghouse.net case "Midwest Institute of Health v. Whitmer"Oct 29, 202616
Campaign moneyCivil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
https://clearinghouse.net/case/17620/
Midwest Institute of Health v. Whitmer
Final federal disposition unclear (page lists case as ongoing; judgment entered 2022-03-23 not described)
Oct 29, 20261
Financial disclosuresWeb searchMichigan Department of State personal financial disclosure Gretchen Whitmer governor report filed
Found Bridge article and voluntary 2017-2020 disclosure PDFs
Oct 29, 202616
Financial disclosuresWeb searchMichigan "financial disclosure" Proposal 1 public officials search site Department of State 2024 2025 reports governor Whitmer filed April 15Oct 29, 202616
Financial disclosuresMichigan Department of State, Personal Financial Disclosure page
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/disclosure/personal-financial-disclosure
PFD rules and public search link
Page now states annual reports due May 15; public search at mi-boe.entellitrak.com
Oct 29, 20261
Financial disclosuresMichigan PFD public search (MiTN / entellitrak)
https://mi-boe.entellitrak.com/etk-mi-boe-prod/page.request.do?page=page.miboePersonalFinanceDisclosurePublicSearch
Whitmer
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist. Filing dates instead taken from the MiTN printout posted on michigan.gov/whitmer.
Oct 29, 20260
Financial disclosuresWeb searchmi-boe.entellitrak.com personal financial disclosure public search Whitmer
Found governor's Sunshine page listing disclosures
Oct 29, 202616
Financial disclosuresGovernor's Sunshine page
https://www.michigan.gov/en/whitmer/issues/sunshine
list of financial disclosures
Lists PFDs 2017-2025, tax returns 2015-2022, travel reports
Oct 29, 202630
Financial disclosuresGovernor's site: 2026 PFD (period ending 2025-12-31)
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/-/media/Project/Websites/Whitmer/Documents/Financial/Governor-Gretchen-Whitmer-2026-Personal-Financial-Disclosure-for-the-Period-Ending-2025-12-31.pdf
2026 PFD contents and filing date
Not fetched: URL too long for proxy; shorter variants not allowlisted; direct download blocked (403). The 2026 filing is NOT recorded.
Oct 29, 20260
Financial disclosuresGovernor's site: 2023 PFD
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/-/media/Project/Websites/Whitmer/Documents/Financial/Whitmer-2023-Personal-Financial-Disclosure.pdf
2023 PFD contents
Fetched but returned binary/unreadable content
Oct 29, 20260
Financial disclosuresGovernor's site: voluntary 2019 disclosure
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/whitmer/2019_Whitmer_Financial_Disclosure_696686_7.pdf
positions/business ownership
Business ownership N/A
Oct 29, 20261
Financial disclosuresGovernor's site: voluntary 2020 disclosure
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/whitmer/2020_Whitmer_Financial_Disclosure_725371_7.pdf
positions/business ownership
Business ownership N/A
Oct 29, 20261
Financial disclosuresGovernor's site: voluntary 2022 disclosure
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/-/media/Project/Websites/Whitmer/Documents/Financial/2022-Whitmer-Financial-Disclosure.pdf
positions/business ownership
Business ownership N/A
Oct 29, 20261
Financial disclosuresWeb searchWhitmer 2025 personal financial disclosure report filed May 2025 Michigan governor assetsOct 29, 202617
Financial disclosuresWeb search"Governor-Gretchen-Whitmer-2026-Personal-Financial-Disclosure"
No alternate copy of 2026 PFD found
Oct 29, 202619
Financial disclosuresWeb searchWhitmer 2026 personal financial disclosure period ending 2025-12-31 Super Deluxe Novus Mundus
No coverage of 2026 PFD found
Oct 29, 202618
Financial disclosuresBridge Michigan
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-rolls-out-interim-proposal-1-financial-disclosure-portal/
MiTN portal
Context only
Oct 29, 20261
Court casesWebSearchIngham County prosecutor Whitmer appointed judges 2016 sworn in Dunnings replacement
News only; no official county/court record found
Oct 29, 202620
Court casesWebFetch
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/courts/supreme-court/learning-center/educational-resources/michigan-court-system/supreme-court/

loaded but no body content (script-rendered)
Oct 29, 20260
Court casesWeb searchMichigan Supreme Court 161492 In re Certified Questions Midwest Institute of Health v Governor opinionOct 29, 202615
Court casesWeb searchcourts.michigan.gov 161492 opinion October 2 2020 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act "delegates legislative power"
Found slip opinion copy and MSC order in 161917
Oct 29, 202618
Court casesWeb searchcourts.michigan.gov case 161492 "In re Certified Questions" opinion pdf Markman
0 relevant
Oct 29, 202618
Court casesMichigan Supreme Court order
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/SCT/PUBLIC/ORDERS/161492_59_01.pdf
161492 orderOct 29, 20261
Court casesPenn State Ag Law (copy of MSC slip opinion)
https://aglaw.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Mich.-Supreme-Court-Opinion-10.2.20.pdf
161492 opinion text
Official courts.michigan.gov copy of the opinion not located before search budget ran out
Oct 29, 20261
Court casesMichigan Supreme Court order
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/SCT/PUBLIC/ORDERS/161917_136_01.pdf
161917 orderOct 29, 20261
Court casesWeb searchHouse of Representatives v Governor Court of Claims 20-000079-MZ Michigan Court of Appeals 353655 opinion August 2020Oct 29, 202619
Court casesJustia (COA opinion)
https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-published/2020/353655.html
COA 353655Oct 29, 20261
Court casesMichigan courts case search
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/c/courts/coa/case/161492
161492 docket
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist
Oct 29, 20260
Court casesCourtListener search
https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Midwest+Institute+of+Health%22+Governor&type=o
"Midwest Institute of Health" Governor
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist
Oct 29, 20260
Court casesWeb searchcourts.michigan.gov case 161492 Midwest Institute of Health Governor docketOct 29, 202617
Court casesWeb searchcourtlistener "Midwest Institute of Health" Whitmer 1:20-cv-00414 docket
Clearinghouse docket documents
Oct 29, 202614
Court casesCivil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
https://clearinghouse.net/doc/108397
docket 1:20-cv-00414
Metadata only; docket entries not in fetch
Oct 29, 20260
Court casesCivil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
https://clearinghouse.net/doc/109689
Opinion Oct. 2, 2020
Metadata only (citation 958 N.W.2d 1)
Oct 29, 20261
Court casesWeb searchWhitmer v Linderman Michigan Supreme Court docket 164256 executive messageOct 29, 202618
Court casesWeb searchWhitmer v Linderman Oakland County Circuit Court case number 22-193498-CZOct 29, 202615
Court casesWeb searchmichigan.gov Whitmer files lawsuit Michigan Supreme Court abortion April 7 2022 executive message press releaseOct 29, 202620
Court casesWeb searchcourts.michigan.gov case 164256 In re Executive Message of the Governor docket filedOct 29, 202619
Court casesMichigan Supreme Court order
https://courts.michigan.gov/49b080/siteassets/case-documents/briefs/msc/2021-2022/164256/164256_24_01_order-for-supp-brfs.pdf
164256 order 2022-05-20Oct 29, 20261
Court casesMichigan Supreme Court brief
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/49bde4/siteassets/case-documents/briefs/msc/2021-2022/164256/164256_26_01_gov_supp_brf.pdf
Governor's supplemental brief 164256Oct 29, 20261
Court casesMichigan Supreme Court order
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/48f323/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/sct/public/orders/164256_72_01.pdf
164256 order 2023-01-20Oct 29, 20261
Court casesCivil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
https://clearinghouse.net/case/43264
Whitmer v. Linderman
Filing date 2022-04-07; preliminary injunction 2022-08-19
Oct 29, 20261
Court casesGovernor press release
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2022/04/07/whitmer-files-lawsuit-and-uses-executive-authority-to-protect-legal-abortion-in-michigan
April 7, 2022 lawsuit announcement
Self-reported corroboration of 2022-04-07 filing; not recorded separately
Oct 29, 20261
Court casesWeb searchcourts.michigan.gov siteassets case-documents uploads opinions final MSC 2020 161492 opinion pdf
Not performed: shared web-search budget exhausted
Oct 29, 20260
Work and businessWebSearchmichigan.gov whitmer Executive Order 2020-4 declaration of state of emergency
EO 2020-33 and other orders; EO 2020-4 page not returned
Oct 29, 202614
Work and businessWebSearch"Executive Order 2020-4" "Declaration of State of Emergency" whitmer michigan.gov
Senate Fiscal Agency memo mem033120
Oct 29, 202614
Work and businessWebSearch"Executive Order 2020-4" "Declaration of State of Emergency" COVID-19 March 10 2020 whitmer order textOct 29, 202616
Work and businessWebSearch"Executive Order 2020-4: Declaration of State of Emergency"Oct 29, 202620
Work and businessWebSearchmichigan.gov/whitmer "Executive Order 2020-4" COVID-19 declaration of state of emergency rescindedOct 29, 202614
Work and businessWebSearch"2020-4" whitmer "Declaration of State of Emergency" site:michigan.govOct 29, 202616
Work and businessMichiganVotes (WebFetch)
https://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=633880
Senate RC 863 HB 4003
Used as secondary source for RC 863.
Oct 29, 20261
Work and businessMichiganVotes (WebFetch)
https://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=676608
Senate abortion-initiative roll call (link from Mackinac page)
Resolved to 2012 SB 1067 RC 1071, not the initiative; discarded.
Oct 29, 20260
Work and businessGovernor's site: PFD printout (statement years 2024-2025)
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/-/media/Project/Websites/Whitmer/Documents/Financial/2025-Personal-Financial-Disclosure---G.pdf
filing list, positions in organizations
7 filing rows; Super Deluxe, LLC and Novus Mundus, LLC listed. Filing-name column truncated ('ling'); one 2024 amendment and two rows have no date.
Oct 29, 20267
Work and businessBridge Michigan
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/whitmer-worth-23-million-new-michigan-disclosure-filings-lack-details/
Whitmer first Proposal 1 disclosure
Super Deluxe LLC formation reported (secondary)
Oct 29, 20261
Work and businessDetroit Free Press via AOL
https://www.aol.com/gretchen-whitmer-financial-disclosure-report-163549694.html
Whitmer disclosure report April 2024
Corroborates Super Deluxe LLC created 'last November'; not separately recorded
Oct 29, 20261
Work and businessWeb search"Super Deluxe LLC" Whitmer Michigan LARA
ArcaMax result fetched but returned unrelated page
Oct 29, 202619
Work and businessArcaMax
https://arcamax.com/currentnews/newsheadlines/s-3205779?print
Super Deluxe LLC article
Fetched page did not contain the article
Oct 29, 20260
Work and businessMichigan LARA Corporations Online Filing System
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/SearchApi/Search/Search
Whitmer; Super Deluxe; Novus Mundus
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist. No primary LARA record obtained for either LLC or for any entity naming Whitmer.
Oct 29, 20260
Work and businessWeb search"Novus Mundus" LLC Michigan
0 relevant
Oct 29, 202613
Work and businessWeb search"Super Deluxe, LLC" Detroit Michigan corporation filing
0 relevant (a trademark-owner page of the same name, not verified as same entity)
Oct 29, 202616
Work and businessWeb searchLARA corporations online filing system "Super Deluxe" LLC Trebilcock
0 relevant
Oct 29, 202620
Work and businessWeb searchopencorporates "SUPER DELUXE, LLC" Michigan 2023
0 relevant
Oct 29, 202617
Nonprofit rolesWeb searchProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Gretchen Whitmer officer director 990
16 Michigan nonprofit pages returned; each checked
Oct 29, 202617
Nonprofit rolesProPublica Nonprofit Explorer search
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/search?q=%22Gretchen+Whitmer%22
"Gretchen Whitmer"
Not fetched: URL not on allowlist; used web-search results instead
Oct 29, 20260
Nonprofit rolesProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/382527475
Michigan Economic Development Foundation officers
Whitmer listed as Chairperson/Chairman in FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024; FY2021 and FY2025 tables truncated. Full-text 990 page (FY2024) did not render Part VII.
Oct 29, 20264
Nonprofit rolesProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/
Officer lists checked for Whitmer: EINs 92-2136575 (Making Michigan Stronger), 88-3331949, 82-3640229, 87-2722081, 46-4769108, 83-1782199 (Michigan My Michigan), 46-3862415, 45-3049725, 85-2233657, 84-1922853, 84-2249717, 84-2295124, 84-4039491, 27-4111592, 84-4298056
Whitmer not listed among visible officers in any of these 15 organizations; several tables truncated ('View more people')
Oct 29, 20260
Education and serviceWebSearchWhitmer adjunct professor University of Michigan Michigan State University taught law school
UM Record article repeats 'taught at U-M and MSU' without details
Oct 29, 202620
Claims from the candidate's own materialsWebFetch - michigan.gov/whitmer
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/about/gov
bio
Self-reported claims recorded
Oct 29, 20261
IdentityWebSearchopen.pluralpolicy.com OR openstates.org Gretchen Whitmer ocd-person
No Open States person page returned
Oct 29, 202618
IdentityWebSearchgithub openstates people data mi retired "Gretchen-Whitmer"
No relevant openstates/people result (18 unrelated links)
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebSearchWhitmer named interim Ingham County prosecutor circuit judges May 2016Oct 29, 202618
IdentityWebSearch"ocd-person" Whitmer Michigan
No ocd-person ID for Whitmer found
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebSearch (extended)openstates people mi retired Gretchen-Whitmer yml
No openstates result
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebSearch"9b425a88-36ae-439c-b2f9-8da167b9ff27"
No pages mention this UUID
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebSearchbioguide.congress.gov Whitmer
No Bioguide entry (expected; she never served in Congress)
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebSearch (extended)"Gretchen Whitmer" openstates.org/person
No openstates.org person page returned; found michigan.gov/whitmer/about/gov and NGA
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebFetch - Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5607720
Q5607720
Not allowlisted; QID taken from EveryPolitician/OpenSanctions instead
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebFetch - Open States
https://openstates.org/person/gretchen-whitmer/
person page
Not allowlisted; openstates bill URLs redirect to pluralpolicy.com (also not allowlisted)
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebFetch - Plural
https://pluralpolicy.com/app/person/9b425a88-36ae-439c-b2f9-8da167b9ff27
person page
Not allowlisted
Oct 29, 20260
Identitygh api - GitHub openstates/people
repos/openstates/people/contents/data/mi
Whitmer yml
Repo not accessible in this session (403)
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebFetch - Bioguide
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search?q=Whitmer
Whitmer
Not allowlisted; no Bioguide ID expected (never served in Congress)
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebFetch - Michigan SOS raw data
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Election-Results-and-Statistics/General-Election-Results/2018-General-Election-Results-Raw-DataPart1.pdf
2018 governor statewide total
County/precinct data only; Part 7 = Washtenaw County; no statewide total
Oct 29, 20260
IdentityWebSearchopen.pluralpolicy.com mi bills 2019-2020 SB229 dismemberment abortion
SFA/HFA analyses; HB 4321/SB 230 never presented to Governor
Oct 29, 202618
IdentityWebSearchopen.pluralpolicy.com mi bills 2023-2024 SB79 firearm storage
SFA analysis 2023-SFA-0079-N; FastDemocracy SB 79
Oct 29, 202616
IdentityWebFetch
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/mi/bills/2019-2020/HB4321

HB 4321 (2019) never presented to Governor
Oct 29, 20261
IdentityBallotpedia News
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2022/10/09/michigan-gov-whitmer-receives-26-million-with-five-donors-giving-250000-each/
Whitmer 2021-2022 fundraising totals
Recorded as secondary
Oct 29, 20261

How this record was checked

The facts behind the resume's counts

Corrections

  1. Reworded c-09a11cbaea0c. Was: “Whitmer sponsored Senate Bill 1010 of 2014 to repeal the 2013 initiated law banning abortion coverage in standard insurance plans; it was referred to the Senate Committee on Insurance and saw no further recorded action.” Now: “Whitmer sponsored Senate Bill 1010 of 2014 to repeal the 2013 initiated law on abortion coverage in health plans, including plans sold through the federal health care law's exchange; it was referred to the Senate Committee on Insurance and saw no further recorded action.”

    Reason: The source describes the 2013 law's scope differently from the original wording. Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-09a11cbaea0c

  2. Reworded c-af0d5a60d5a5. Was: “As a member of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Whitmer voted to report House Bill 4714 (Healthy Michigan Plan / Medicaid expansion) with the recommendation that substitute S-7 be adopted and the bill pass.” Now: “As a member of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Whitmer voted to report House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act) with the recommendation that substitute S-7 be adopted and the bill pass.”

    Reason: The journal identifies the bill by its title (Social Welfare Act), not as the Healthy Michigan Plan or Medicaid expansion. Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-af0d5a60d5a5

  3. Reworded c-16c4adbd4d2f. Was: “Whitmer's voluntarily released 2020 financial disclosure lists business ownership as N/A, honoraria as $0, and wages of $137,379.” Now: “Whitmer's 2020 financial disclosure, as published by her office, lists business ownership as N/A, honoraria as $0, and wages of $137,379.”

    Reason: The document does not say it was released voluntarily. Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-16c4adbd4d2f

  4. Reworded c-0ce48e322f78. Was: “Whitmer's voluntarily released 2019 financial disclosure lists business ownership as N/A and honoraria as $0.” Now: “Whitmer's 2019 financial disclosure, as published by her office, lists business ownership as N/A and honoraria as $0.”

    Reason: The document does not say it was released voluntarily. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-0ce48e322f78

  5. Reworded c-0add6a689973. Was: “Whitmer's voluntarily released 2022 financial disclosure lists business ownership as N/A.” Now: “Whitmer's 2022 financial disclosure, as published by her office, lists business ownership as N/A.”

    Reason: The document does not say it was released voluntarily. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-0add6a689973

  6. Replaced c-4e1f801bbc61 with c-382c89c7d629: removed the filing date and the statute's year, which the brief does not show

    Reason: The brief does not show the filing date or the year of the statute (1931). Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-4e1f801bbc61

  7. Replaced c-cf98e6767a04 with c-8b976f365043: removed the FEC committee ID, which the article does not show

    Reason: The article does not give the FEC committee ID; the ID is recorded from the FEC itself (identity record). Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-cf98e6767a04

  8. Replaced c-e4af44f7ea12 with c-e462feb8eb13: removed the sponsor field from SB 303

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-e4af44f7ea12

  9. Replaced c-d515d007ea63 with c-1b5bc5b8c3f0: removed the sponsor field from SB 304

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-d515d007ea63

  10. Replaced c-a353e81d03e9 with c-30bb06f97eb3: removed the sponsor field from SB 277

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-a353e81d03e9

  11. Replaced c-a1c12fadb014 with c-e2fee88669da: removed the sponsor field from SB 280

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-a1c12fadb014

  12. Replaced c-6f2b8f5f8ff6 with c-e468f7327112: removed the sponsor field from SB 302

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Independent spot-check (seed 20261030). Affects: c-6f2b8f5f8ff6

  13. Replaced c-433e74ba69d0 with c-ca4283521462: removed the sponsor field from SB 977

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-433e74ba69d0

  14. Replaced c-8f159b4ca901 with c-714636cc39ae: removed the sponsor field from HB 4006

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-8f159b4ca901

  15. Replaced c-8b2322a09f46 with c-12d765fff505: removed the sponsor field from HB 4032

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-8b2322a09f46

  16. Replaced c-059a19221d0a with c-1131b8b08ca5: removed the sponsor field from SB 2

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-059a19221d0a

  17. Replaced c-da771df4e024 with c-70b2d0f8ac3d: removed the sponsor field from SB 82

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-da771df4e024

  18. Replaced c-cd98747d35d6 with c-697f9bf0a208: removed the sponsor field from SB 11

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-cd98747d35d6

  19. Replaced c-b036f52d7af4 with c-9b0bba8faae8: removed the sponsor field from SB 79

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-b036f52d7af4

  20. Replaced c-035435cc145a with c-01ea41cfb69b: removed the sponsor field from SB 80

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-035435cc145a

  21. Replaced c-28cbe9ec2885 with c-b8d11de31b79: removed the sponsor field from HB 4138

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-28cbe9ec2885

  22. Replaced c-87626af932f7 with c-7aca71b13656: removed the sponsor field from HB 4142

    Reason: The sponsor's full name is not printed in the cited source; the sponsor is not needed for this executive-action record. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-87626af932f7

  23. Reworded c-b4ec4b5c871e. Was: “Whitmer voted no on the Colbeck amendments to House Bill 4714 (Healthy Michigan Plan) in the Michigan Senate; the amendments were not adopted 17-21.” Now: “Whitmer voted no on the Colbeck amendments to House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act) in the Michigan Senate; the amendments were not adopted 17-21.”

    Reason: The journal identifies the bill by its title, not as the Healthy Michigan Plan. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-b4ec4b5c871e

  24. Reworded c-fb41b6bf18cb. Was: “Whitmer voted yes on the first Senate passage vote on House Bill 4714 (Healthy Michigan Plan); the bill was defeated 19-18 with one not voting because it lacked a majority of members serving, and the vote was then reconsidered.” Now: “Whitmer voted yes on the first Senate passage vote on House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act); the bill was defeated 19-18 with one not voting because it lacked a majority of members serving, and the vote was then reconsidered.”

    Reason: The journal identifies the bill by its title, not as the Healthy Michigan Plan. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-fb41b6bf18cb

  25. Reworded c-7076dc170497. Was: “Whitmer voted yes on Senate passage of House Bill 4714 (Healthy Michigan Plan, Medicaid expansion), which passed 20-18 after reconsideration.” Now: “Whitmer voted yes on Senate passage of House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act), which passed 20-18 after reconsideration.”

    Reason: The journal identifies the bill by its title, not as the Healthy Michigan Plan. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-7076dc170497

  26. Reworded c-e66eab605cc7. Was: “Whitmer voted yes on giving House Bill 4714 (Healthy Michigan Plan) immediate effect in the Senate; the motion failed 24-14 for lack of a two-thirds majority.” Now: “Whitmer voted yes on giving House Bill 4714 (amending the Social Welfare Act) immediate effect in the Senate; the motion failed 24-14 for lack of a two-thirds majority.”

    Reason: The journal identifies the bill by its title, not as the Healthy Michigan Plan. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-e66eab605cc7

  27. Reworded c-09a11cbaea0c. Was: “Whitmer sponsored Senate Bill 1010 of 2014 to repeal the 2013 initiated law on abortion coverage in health plans, including plans sold through the federal health care law's exchange; it was referred to the Senate Committee on Insurance and saw no further recorded action.” Now: “Whitmer sponsored Senate Bill 1010 of 2014 to repeal the 2013 initiated law on abortion insurance coverage; it was referred to the Senate Committee on Insurance and saw no further recorded action.”

    Reason: The corrected wording still described the law's scope more broadly than the source; scope removed. Reported by: Independent re-check of corrected items. Affects: c-09a11cbaea0c

  28. Replaced c-16c4adbd4d2f with c-ab3e3f463631: removed an unsupported note on how the disclosure was released

    Reason: The document does not say whether it was filed with the state or released voluntarily. Reported by: Independent re-check of corrected items. Affects: c-16c4adbd4d2f

  29. Replaced c-0ce48e322f78 with c-3af24275e536: removed an unsupported note on how the disclosure was released

    Reason: The document does not say whether it was filed with the state or released voluntarily. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-0ce48e322f78

  30. Replaced c-0add6a689973 with c-e1ef06ac8a28: removed an unsupported note on how the disclosure was released

    Reason: The document does not say whether it was filed with the state or released voluntarily. Reported by: Audit for the error pattern found by the spot-check. Affects: c-0add6a689973