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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
Race: Michigan Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEWKAR
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Jennifer Granholm Dick DeVos
Jennifer GranholmDick DeVos
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Governor of Michigan; vice chairwoman of the Democratic Governors' AssociationPresident and founder of Winquest Group
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 51 percent of the vote against Dick Posthumus in 2002N/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Michigan attorney general, 1998-2002N/A
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Chairwoman of the National Governor's Association Health and Human Services CommitteeN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
AttorneyPresident and CEO of various companies
BORNBORN
Feb. 5, 1959 in Vancouver, CanadaN/A
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from University of California - Berkeley, 1984; J.D. from Harvard University, 1987B.B.A. from Northwood University in Midland, M.I.; executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Wharton School
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Daniel Granholm Mulhern; has three childrenMarried to Betsy DeVos; has four children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.granholmforgov.comwww.devosforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.michigan.gov/gov N/A

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