https://www.freep.com/story/news/pol...ir/4172050001/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...ir/4167386001/

From article:

Whitmer, Biden's team said in a statement, has served Michigan with "grit and compassion" and has been a "trailblazer" as the first woman elected to be Senate Minority Leader in 2006. In 2018, she received the highest number of votes for a gubernatorial candidate in state history, the statement said.