VP HarrisvsGov. Whitmer
VP Harris
DemocratFormer Vice President
California
Gov. Whitmer
DemocratGovernor of Michigan
Michigan
Popularity & Engagement
Policy Positions
End cash bail, ban private prisons, reform mandatory minimums
No stated position
Expand ACA coverage, lower prescription drug costs
No stated position
Restore the Voting Rights Act, fight voter suppression nationwide
No stated position
No stated position
No stated position
No stated position
Universal pre-K, free community college for Michigan residents
No stated position
Fix the damn roads — $3.5 billion road repair program
Fundraising
Background
VP Harris
Born in Oakland, California to a Jamaican father and Indian mother. Howard University graduate turned prosecutor who climbed from San Francisco DA to state Attorney General. Married to entertainment lawyer Doug Emhoff; two stepchildren.
Gov. Whitmer
Born in Lansing, Michigan to two attorneys who both served in state government. Michigan State University and law school graduate who became a state legislator in her early thirties. Married to dentist Marc Mallory; two daughters and three stepsons.
Career Timeline
VP Harris
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