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Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer


Gretchen Whitmer assumed office as governor of Michigan on Jan. 1, 2019. Whitmer was born on August 23, 1971, in Lansing, Michigan. Her father served as head of the Michigan Department of Commerce under Governor William Milliken and her mother was an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Frank Kelley. Whitmer earned her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Michigan State University in 1993 and her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 1998. Whitmer began her political career in 2000 when she was elected to the […]
Nikema Williams
Nikema Williams


Nikema Williams assumed office as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. Williams was born on July 30, 1978, in Columbus, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Talladega College in 2000. She previously worked as vice president of public policy for Planned Parented, Southeast, Inc. and is deputy political director at National Domestic Workers Alliance. Williams served in the Georgia State Senate from 2017-2021. She was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia in January of 2019, the first […]
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson


Frederica Wilson assumed office in 2011 to represent Florida's 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. In redistricting, most of the old 17th District was renumbered as the 24th District. Wilson was born November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida. She graduated from Fisk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and from the University of Miami with a Master of Science degree in 1972. Following graduation, Wilson served as a school principal of Skyway Elementary School in Miami. She also served on the Miami-Dade County […]