Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer will address Kentucky Democrats at annual dinner in August

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 347

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be the keynote speaker at the Kentucky Democratic Party’s Forward Together Dinner in August.

KDP announced Whitmer’s appearance Tuesday. She is the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association and serves with DGA Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

Beshear praised Whitmer in a press release, saying she “expanded access to healthcare for nearly 1 million Michiganders, closed a $2.2 billion budget deficit and increased public school funding — …

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