FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

November 7, 2024  

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Governor Whitmer on Michigan House Leadership Elections 

LANSING, Mich.  – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released statements following the Michigan House leadership elections.   

Speaker Matt Hall 

“Congratulations to Speaker-elect Matt Hall and the incoming majority in the Michigan State House. I look forward to working with my Republican and Democratic partners in the legislature just as I have over the past six years.  

“As governor, I’ve signed more than 1,400 bipartisan bills and enacted six balanced budgets. I’m willing to work with anyone who is serious about solving problems, and I look forward to collaborating with the incoming majority on our shared goals from infrastructure to economic development. 

“Let’s keep centering our shared priorities—costs, roads, housing, economic development—and make Michigan a better state to live, work, and invest.” 

Leader Ranjeev Puri 

“Over the last two years, with the first Democratic trifecta in 40 years led by Speaker Joe Tate, we got a lot done. We cut taxes for retirees and working families, started feeding all public school students free breakfast and lunch, kept fixing more of the damn roads, built more housing, repealed our 1931 abortion ban, protected civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community, and created thousands of good-paying manufacturing, construction, and clean energy jobs.  

“We still have a lot of work to do, so let’s close out the last few months of the year strong and hit the ground running in 2025 to keep growing our economy and delivering on the issues that make a real difference in people’s lives. With the new majority in the legislature, our focus remains the same, and I look forward to working with Leader-elect Ranjeev Puri to get things done.” 

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