Jennifer Granholm

Democrat Jennifer Granholm is the current Governor of Michigan. She appeared on television behind President-Election Barack Obama during his first post-election press conference on November 7, 2008.

Previously, Granholm spoke on August 26, 2008, at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, not long after hosting a national town hall meeting dedicated to discussing alternative and renewable energy options.¹

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Jennifer Mulhern Granholm
2. Born: February 5, 1959
3. Birth place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4. Attended: University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University
5. Spouse: Daniel Granholm Mulhern
6. Michigan's first female governor
7. Once appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game²

Career

1. 1990-1994: Federal Prosecutor for the United States Attorney's Office in Detroit
2. 1994-1998: Wayne County Corporation Counsel
3. 1998: Elected Michigan's first female attorney general
4. 2002: Elected Governor of Michigan
5. 2006: Re-elected Governor of Michigan
6. Vice Chair of the Democratic Governors Association
7. Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee of the National Governors Association³

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2008 Democratic Convention | Michigan | Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick | Democratic Party

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