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.
— Gretchen Whitmer
Obviously, Detroiters pay the worst when it comes to car insurance, but car insurance is expensive for Michiganders across the state. I hear about it in all communities.
We need to ensure that everyone's got a path to getting a license, so they've got identification.
We have to make it easier to afford to go into education in the first place, so you don't leave with crippling debt that you never have a chance to pay back because you're not making enough money.
I think the most important thing to know is I'm running for governor because I love the state of Michigan.
Detroit's really important to the success of our state. You know, you can't have a successful Michigan if the biggest city isn't a success as well.
But over 20 years ago I was a victim of rape. And thank god it didn't result in a pregnancy. Because I can't imagine going through what I went through and then having to consider what to do about an unwanted pregnancy from an attacker.
People want leaders they can look up to, who can solve problems and actually deliver results for our people.
Kids in high poverty are much more expensive to educate and need much more support... When they're packed into a classroom of 40 people, they don't have the support they need, they're lost. Schools are supposed to be the thing that levels the playing field.
I'm proud to be a Michigander, but I look around at the Michigan that my kids are growing up in and it doesn't look like the Michigan that I think of when I talk about my pride.
One of the weirdest questions I've gotten on the campaign trail is, 'Are you going to run as a woman?' I'm like, 'Do I have an option?' Like, what does this mean?
So many of these decisions are made in a vacuum with a bunch of men sitting around a table deciding what a woman's rights should be, what our access to health care, trying to control women by controlling our bodies.
I ran on fixing the roads... I ran on cleaning up drinking water.
I know that the DeVos agenda has absolutely devastated our public school system in Michigan.
My number one priority is keeping our kids safe and protecting the health of the people of Michigan.
