Gretchen Whitmer : (4)

" 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. " - Gretchen Whitmer

" We are all better off when we raise skills in our state, and I know that Republicans and Democrats are going to hear from their communities, hear from their constituents, hear from the businesses in their areas about really making sure that we’ve got the workforce to make us competitive and raise wages in Michigan. " - Gretchen Whitmer

" You can be both progressive and want to get things done – they’re not mutually exclusive and that’s what I bring. " - Gretchen Whitmer

" If you don’t ask for money, people don’t think you are a serious candidate. " - Gretchen Whitmer