Gretchen Whitmer

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

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

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

“We are all better off when we raise skills in our state, and I know that Republicans and Democrats are going to hear from their communities, hear from their constituents, hear from the businesses in their areas about really making sure that we've got the workforce to make us competitive and raise wages in Michigan.”

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

“You can't expect anyone to hand something to you. And I'm OK with that.”

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

“I talk about jobs. I talk about education. I talk about making government work for people. That's really the dinner-table issues that I hear from Michiganders in every part of our state.”

“Flint's got so many hardworking, good people who just want a fair shake and it starts with making sure their government is responsive and protecting them and making sure everyone's got access to clean water.”