Current Governor
Jennifer Granholm (D)
Summary
Governor Jennifer Granholm has fought to improve her state’s economy by recruiting new business, fostering a prominent alternative energy sector and working to create new jobs.
Recap
Governor Jennifer Granholm became Michigan’s first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor John Engler. Granholm was re-elected on November 7, 2006, for her second and final term.
Lineup
- Democrat Virgil Bernero, Lansing Mayor
- Republican Rick Snyder, businessman
