As Michigan prepares to select its next governor, let’s take a look at some baseline economic facts about our previous chief executives:

We truly never know exactly what the economy will bring. - Bryan Posthumus - State Representative

• - John Engler: Capitalized on the 1990s boom, driving unemployment under 4% before late-term cooling.
• - Jennifer Granholm: Oversaw the painful "Lost Decade" and auto bankruptcies, with unemployment topping 14%.
• - Rick Snyder: Guided Michigan’s post-crisis turnaround, lowering unemployment and steadily increasing hiring rates across two terms.
• - Gretchen Whitmer: The pandemic shock and high inflation led her to lean heavily on corporate subsidies to try and kickstart growth...