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DemocratGretchen Whitmer
Governor · Michigan
Governor of Michigan. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Gretchen_Whitmer
11 tracked promises
Michigan
Represents Michigan statewide
Integrity
Not yet ratedNo promises have been rated yet, so there is no Integrity Score to show. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are tracked but never scored.
The score, once promises are rated, is a signed −100…+100 breakdown weighted by significance and evidence confidence — never a single opaque grade. How this is measured.
Integrity over time
Topic coverage
11 promises across 10 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Housing2
- Civil Rights / LGBTQ+1
- Education / Early Childhood1
- Education / Literacy1
- Education / School Meals1
- Health Care / Medicaid1
- Health Care / Medical Debt1
- Infrastructure / Roads1
- State Budget / Governance1
- Taxes / Seniors1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)11100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“Enact the largest targeted literacy investment in Michigan history — the 'Every Child Reads' plan — proposing $625 million to raise K-12 reading achievement (Michigan ranks 44th in 4th-grade reading).”
“Enact a long-term, sustainable road-funding plan to 'fix the damn roads.' In February 2025 Whitmer introduced the $3 billion 'Mi Road Ahead' plan; the resulting FY26 budget she signed invests nearly $2 billion a year in state and local roads.”
“Make a significant state investment to stabilize Medicaid funding so as to protect benefits and maintain coverage for eligible Michiganders amid federal cuts.”
“Enact a package of medical-debt protections: cap interest rates on medical debt, bar medical debt from appearing on credit reports, require hospitals to offer financial-assistance programs, and ban home liens or foreclosures over medical debt.”
“Create a new state-level affordable housing tax credit to spur construction of housing for working-class families (Michigan is the only state in its region without one).”
“Fund free, full-day pre-K for all Michigan four-year-olds, proposing $181.1 million to expand the Great Start Readiness program to an estimated 68,000 children.”
“Continue expanding housing production toward a new target of 115,000 new homes per year and make it easier to build (including streamlining zoning and construction requirements).”
“Deliver a balanced, bipartisan FY27 state budget on time — by June 30, 2026.”
“Veto any legislation that would diminish the rights, safety, or protections of LGBTQ+ Michiganders.”
“Make Michigan's universal free school breakfast and lunch for all 1.4 million public-school students permanent in state law.”
“Provide property-tax relief to about 335,000 Michigan seniors through an expanded credit that refunds roughly 10% of their property taxes (about $345 per year on average).”
Stated positions
10 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- HousingStated position
Create a new state-level affordable housing tax credit to spur construction of housing for working-class families (Michigan is the only state in its region without one).
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryView position & sources → - Civil Rights / LGBTQ+Stated position
Veto any legislation that would diminish the rights, safety, or protections of LGBTQ+ Michiganders.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryView position & sources → - State Budget / GovernanceStated position
Deliver a balanced, bipartisan FY27 state budget on time — by June 30, 2026.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryhttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-moneyView position & sources → - Health Care / Medical DebtStated position
Enact a package of medical-debt protections: cap interest rates on medical debt, bar medical debt from appearing on credit reports, require hospitals to offer financial-assistance programs, and ban home liens or foreclosures over medical debt.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryView position & sources → - Health Care / MedicaidStated position
Make a significant state investment to stabilize Medicaid funding so as to protect benefits and maintain coverage for eligible Michiganders amid federal cuts.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryView position & sources → - Education / LiteracyStated position
Enact the largest targeted literacy investment in Michigan history — the 'Every Child Reads' plan — proposing $625 million to raise K-12 reading achievement (Michigan ranks 44th in 4th-grade reading).
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryhttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-moneyView position & sources → - Education / Early ChildhoodStated position
Fund free, full-day pre-K for all Michigan four-year-olds, proposing $181.1 million to expand the Great Start Readiness program to an estimated 68,000 children.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryhttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-moneyView position & sources → - Education / School MealsStated position
Make Michigan's universal free school breakfast and lunch for all 1.4 million public-school students permanent in state law.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/25/whitmer-2026-state-of-the-state-address-as-prepared-for-deliveryhttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-moneyView position & sources → - Taxes / SeniorsStated position
Provide property-tax relief to about 335,000 Michigan seniors through an expanded credit that refunds roughly 10% of their property taxes (about $345 per year on average).
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/02/11/whitmer-budget-delivers-on-promises-to-improve-literacy-save-michiganders-moneyView position & sources → - Infrastructure / RoadsStated position
Enact a long-term, sustainable road-funding plan to 'fix the damn roads.' In February 2025 Whitmer introduced the $3 billion 'Mi Road Ahead' plan; the resulting FY26 budget she signed invests nearly $2 billion a year in state and local roads.
Sourceshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/02/10/whitmer-introduces-mi-road-ahead-plan-to-fix-the-damn-roadshttps://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/10/13/governor-whitmers-budget-fixes-the-state-and-local-roadsView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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