A lawmaker who took a #MeToo stand, an Indian immigrant, and an heir to Bernie Sanders’ political revolution vie for nomination
Gretchen Whitmer is a former state senate leader who had a powerful #MeToo moment years before the movement took hold. In 2013, in an effort to stop Republicans from passing legislation that would restrict insurance companies from covering abortions, Whitmer revealed that she had been sexually assaulted as a college student. They passed it anyway.
Now Whitmer is the frontrunner to be the Democratic party’s gubernatorial nominee with strong support from women’s groups, environmental groups and organized labor.
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