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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer among Kamala Harris VP choices with ‘middle of the road’ police record: union leader
Vice President Kamala Harris’ list of potential running mates is rumored to include Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose record with law enforcement has been mostly played in “the middle of the road,” one police union leader said.
Whitmer, who is in her second term as governor after climbing the political ranks, would bring experience as an attorney should she team up with Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate.
Crime has been a significant issue for parts of Whitmer’s state, where Detroit was recently named one of the five most dangerous cities in America. She has faced criticism for a controversial program helping migrants after an illegal immigrant was charged with murdering a woman in Grand Rapids.
“Gretchen Whitmer is enabling Joe Biden’s open border policies by handing out cash to anyone who will take in unvetted illegal immigrants, undoubtedly risking the safety of our neighborhoods and communities,” Tudor Dixon, a Republican who ran against Whitmer for governor in 2022, previously told Fox News Digital.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is rumored as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Christopher Kierkus, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Michigan’s Grand Valley State University, said on Monday, though, that “if someone had asked [him if] Governor Whitmer’s administration and her approach has made crime worse [or] better,” he would say that “it hasn’t made a huge difference.”
Kierkus said that Whitmer has focused on gun crime, changed safe storage laws for firearms and enhanced opportunities for red flag reporting laws in an attempt to cut down on gun violence.
“I don’t think the data is back on that about whether it’s been successful,” Kierkus said. “My gut feeling is that it won’t make a difference, but that may be my bias on the issue.”
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigns on behalf of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at a house party in Durham, New Hampshire on July 25, 2024. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Mike Sauger, the president of the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police, said that Whitmer has been “favorable as it pertains to officer wellness funding and funding for police recruits in the academy.”
“However, I think she’s played the middle of the road for the most part,” Sauger told Fox News Digital on Monday. “Michigan, like many states, has a lack of qualified candidates for police jobs, and no real effort has been made for retention either.
“We have not had any legislation, anti-police or controversial toward the police introduced this session, so we wouldn’t be able to tell how Gov. Whitmer would respond if forced to pick a side.”
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President Joe Biden, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and US Senator Debbie Stabenow, arrive to tour the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on September 14, 2022. – Biden is visiting the auto show to highlight electric vehicle manufacturing. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
It’s unclear where Whitmer stands as a potential running mate for Harris. Whitmer told CBS Mornings on Monday that she has not been part of the vetting process so far.
“Everything’s truncated, and [Harris] is going to make that decision probably in the next six, seven days,” Whitmer said. “I would imagine we’ll know who her running mate is, and we’ll get ready for convention.”
Whitmer said that she intends to serve out the remainder of her term as Michigan’s governor until 2026.
Last week, she told reporters that she was “not interested in doing [anything] other than this job for the next two and a half years,” as she signed Michigan’s education budget – but it is unclear whether she could be persuaded to vacate the seat if she were tapped for vice president.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative meeting at the Hilton Midtown on Sept. 19, 2023 in New York City. (John Nacion/WireImage)
Whitmer’s political career took off in 2006 when she won a special election to the state senate, serving in that chamber until 2015, and becoming its first female Democratic leader from 2011 to 2015.
During a debate on abortion in 2013, Whitmer garnered national attention for a speech on the Michigan state senate floor on abortion in which she shared her own experience with sexual assault.
For six months in 2016, she served as Ingham County’s prosecutor. Two years later, she was elected governor, ousting state Attorney General and Republican nominee Bill Schuette.
She secured her second term in 2022 against Dixon, a businesswoman and conservative political commentator.
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is serving her second term. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
In July 2022, Whitmer signed an executive directive to reduce crime and gun violence, saying that “as a former prosecutor, public safety [was] a top priority for [her].”
“Today, far too many families in Michigan do not feel safe in their neighborhood because of crime and gun violence,” she said at the time.
“That is unacceptable – we must stop the violence and hold people accountable,” she continued. “We need to tackle both crime and gun violence simultaneously because they are inextricably linked to nearly 1 in 3 reported violent crimes involve a firearm… that’s why I worked to give law enforcement the resources they need in my bipartisan budget.”
If Whitmer were selected as Harris’ running mate, both tickets would have a candidate who nearly fell victim to a plot against them.
In October 2020, the FBI announced the arrest of 13 men for orchestrating a domestic terror plot to kidnap the Michigan governor, as well as other charges related to using violence to overthrow the state’s government.
Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
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Wisconsin
‘Not a hiding place’: Ogden police lauded for role in catching Nevada, Wisconsin murder suspects
OGDEN — In the last week, Ogden police have helped track down two suspects wanted outside of Utah in connection with separate homicides, which has Chief Jake Sube lauding the efforts of local law enforcement.
“Ogden is not a place where violent criminals come to run, hide or blend in. If you victimize people and come here to hide, we will find you,” he said in a social media post Tuesday.
In the most recent case, Ogden officials on Sunday arrested Randy Darius Jenks, 36, wanted in Mount Morris, Wisconsin, in connection with the death of his grandmother. The woman’s body had been discovered that same day at her Wisconsin home, according to court papers filed in 2nd District Court in Ogden as part of Jenks’ arrest accusing him of being a fugitive from justice.
On March 3, police arrested Ziaire Jacob Ham, 22, who is charged in Las Vegas with murder in the killing of a woman and a toddler, according to court papers and Sube’s statement. Ham had been spotted in Ogden by an Ogden officer and subsequently fled to Roy, where he was arrested.
“The arrest of these two individuals reflects exactly how we protect Ogden every day. We use technology, relentless police work and coordinated action with our regional partners to find violent offenders, take them into custody and deliver them to justice,” Sube said.
Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski echoed Sube’s comments. “Ogden is not a hiding place,” he said.
Waushara County, Wisconsin, law enforcement officials found a dead woman on Sunday at a Mount Morris home. Jenks “admitted to multiple family members” that he had stabbed the woman in the neck and killed her, and then drove to Ogden, according to court papers filed in Ogden. Wisconsin authorities alerted Ogden officials, who were also alerted on Sunday by the man’s family here that he was in their home.
“Randy Jenks was located and taken into custody and officers noted the presence of blood on Randy’s person and clothing,” court documents state. Police body camera footage posted to the Ogden Police Department Facebook page shows Jenks surrendering to officers.
According to WLUK, a Green Bay, Wisconsin TV station, Jenks faces a count in Wisconsin of first-degree intentional homicide. The court papers filed in Ogden say Jenks confessed to killing his grandma, complaining that the woman “pushed him too far.” A bloody folding knife found in the Ogden home where Jenks had fled to is the weapon he used to kill the woman, with whom he lived, the charges allege.
In the Ham case, an Ogden officer on March 3 spotted a car that had been reported stolen out of Phoenix, Arizona, with Ham inside, driving. The officer attempted to pull him over, but Ham fled, eventually making it to Roy and abandoning his car. Authorities arrested him nearby.
Ham is charged in 2nd District Court with theft by receiving stolen property, a second-degree felony; failure to respond to an officer’s signal to stop, a third-degree felony; and reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor. According to court papers filed Tuesday, he has waived extradition to Las Vegas. Sube’s statement on Tuesday said Ham confessed to the killings in Nevada when interviewed by Ogden detectives.
Authorities said they thought Ham had discarded a gun somewhere between Ogden and Roy. Ogden police said Saturday that the gun had been located.
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Former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton are among the prominent guests Friday paying tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at his memorial service in Chicago.
Hundreds of people were seen lined up earlier Friday morning to enter the 10,000-seat House of Hope arena for the event remembering the longtime civil rights leader, two-time Democratic presidential candidate and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rev. Al Sharpton and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are some of the other notable attendees.
President Donald Trump, who is not attending the event, said on Feb. 17 following the 84-year-old’s death that he knew Jackson “well” and described him as “a good man.”
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Jill Biden and former President Joe Biden attend a public memorial service to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago, Ill., on March 6, 2026. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
The three former Democratic presidents, who are each scheduled to speak at the event, were met with cheers as they entered the House of Hope on Friday.
On the day of his death, Jackson’s family said, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.”
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People gather for a memorial service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope in Chicago, on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
“He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family,” said a statement from Jackson’s family.
Former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton arrive at a memorial service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope in Chicago, on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
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“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family added. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions.”
Fox News’ Patrick McGovern and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
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