Public accountability
Michigan
The record is public.
Compare public commitments with documented outcomes. Choose an office and open the sources behind each entry.
Check the promisesEvidence before opinion. The same standard for everyone. OPEN REGISTERReview cutoff · Transition and time in office · tracking with sources
01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER
Choose whom to hold accountable.
The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.
History of Gretchen Whitmer
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2022
Gretchen Whitmer
DemocratEach entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.
- Tracked
- 3
- Fulfilled
- 3
- With progress
- 0
- Not achieved
- 0
- Awaiting assessment
- 0
3 of 3 commitments
Abortion access
What they pledged
Defend abortion access against the 1931 ban and support Proposal 3 on reproductive rights.
2022 Michigan debate · Michigan PublicWhat has been verified
Voters approved Proposal 3 in November 2022. Whitmer signed the repeal of the 1931 criminal ban on April 5, 2023.
Repeal signing · Michigan governor’s officeFirearm safety
What they pledged
Push for background checks for firearm purchases and safe storage requirements.
2022 Michigan debate · Michigan PublicWhat has been verified
Whitmer signed background-check and safe-storage laws in April 2023. The new requirements took effect in February 2024.
Bill signing · Michigan governor’s officePension tax
What has been verified
Public Act 4 of 2023 gradually restored the pre-2012 deduction. The four-year phase-in reaches full implementation for most retirees in tax year 2026.
Public Act 4 official guidance02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Gretchen Whitmer · 2022
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Gretchen Whitmer · 2022 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Mojnsen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Framing and shading adjusted