Gretchen Whitmer

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. ”

Lots of women candidates get compared to one another because there's so few women in office and positions in corporate America. ”

There have been too few women in leadership because they haven't had the opportunities. ”

At a time when too many people want to separate us by building walls, we here in Michigan are going to get back to building bridges together. ”

The people of Michigan deserve leadership in Lansing that will work to continue providing them with services they depend on every day. ”

The goal is to make sure everyone has got their lead pipes replaced, and I know that's moving forward in the city of Flint. My job is to make sure that we have accountability and ensure we are getting the job done. ”

In an era when so many women are stepping up to lead, I'm hoping people will focus on our ideas and accomplishments instead of our appearance. ”

Michigan's problems are not partisan problems. Potholes are not political. There is no such thing as Republican or Democratic school kids or drinking water. These challenges affect us all. They make Michigan a harder place to get ahead. A harder place to raise a family. A harder place to run a business. ”

Michigan was the place that people used to move to from all around the world. ”

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