When a child comes into school versus the end of the school year, how much they’ve grown is really what tells you if what we’re doing in our schools … - Gretchen Whitmer

A governor can't fix global inflation. But what we can do is take actions to keep more money in people's pockets, protect our right to make our own decisions about our bodies.

I was considered the most progressive person the whole time I was in the legislature, I negotiated health care, I negotiated a minimum wage increase. I told my story of sexual assault when women's health was on the line. I wrote the Michigan 2020, which was a free college plan, before Bernie Sanders ever offered it on the national level. I am proud to be a progressive.

None of this happens in a vacuum, but those are a couple things that I think continue to be real priorities for me.