Biography of Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, attorney, educator, author, political commentator, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011.

He was born on February 5, 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. To this day, she works as a political contributor for CNN. She has also taught at the University of California and has given a speech for ted.com.

Granholm attended San Carlos High School, graduating in 1977. He then enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree. in Political Science and French. She was the first person in her family to do so. She then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University in 1987.

After graduation, Granholm worked for Damon Keith from 1987 to 1988. In 1998, he worked for Michael Dukakis’ presidential campaign. From 1989 to 1991, she worked as an attorney with the Wayne County Executive. In 1991, she became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. In 1995 she was appointed to serve as Wayne County Corporate Counsel, becoming the youngest person to hold the position.

This politician ran in the 1998 election. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, but he faced Republican John Smietanka, the 1994 candidate and former United States attorney for the Western District of Michigan, in the general election. Granholm defeated Smietanka by 52.09% of the vote to 49.91% and was elected governor in 2002. She served a single term until 2003.

In the 2002 election, he faced former US Ambassador to Canada and former Governor James Blanchard and US Representative and former House Minority Whip David E. Bonior. He won the Democratic primary with 47.69% of the vote to Bonior’s 27.99% and Blanchard’s 24.32%. His first term lasted from 2003 to 2007.

Granholm ran for a second term in the 2006 election. His opponent was Republican businessman and politician Dick DeVos. He won with 56% of the votes in favor of him. His second term lasted from 2007 to 2011. More information can be found in his biography and lifestyle. He has also given a speech for ted.com on a clean energy proposal. The speech can be found on Speech YouTube. She also has a Twitter account.

Jennifer was born to Shirley Alfreda and Victor Ivan Granholm, both bank tellers. Despite being born in Canada, she moved from Canada to California with her family, the United States at a very young age, four to be precise. She grew up in Anaheim, San José and San Carlos. She first tried to start an acting career in Hollywood, but was unsuccessful. She abandoned her efforts at 21 years old.

While attending Harvard, he met a fellow law student and Michigan native, Daliel Mulhern. He graduated in theology from Yale University. They got married in 1986 and surprisingly decided to take each other’s last name as their middle name. Her family also includes three children, Kathryn, Cecelia and Jack. As Governor of Michigan, Granholm received the courtesy title of Excellency from her. She is also a relative of Rolf Olofsson, the husband of former Swedish Center Party politician Maud Olofsson.

Granholm has a net worth of $1 million. She and her husband taught two classes at the University of California and earned a combined salary of $300,000.