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Women on the Ballot in Michigan - A new season of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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WGVU's Jennifer Moss, Shelley Irwin, and Dee Morrison speak with a variety of guests on this season of Powerful Women: Let's Talk - Women on the Ballot.

For years Michigan has consistently had more women on the ballot than most states. On this season of Powerful Women: Let’s Talk - Women on the Ballot, we talk to local politicians and experts to explore why that is. Hear why these women got involved in politics, how they’ve impacted the policy landscape in Michigan, and more.

Interviews:

Gretchen Whitmer: https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-11-02/women-on-the-ballot-gretchen-whitmer

Courtney Winell: https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-11-02/women-on-the-ballot-courtney-winell

Senita Lenear: https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-11-02/women-on-the-ballot-senita-lenear

Laura Schneider: https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-11-02/women-on-the-ballot-professor-laura-schneider

Rosalynn Bliss: https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-11-02/women-on-the-ballot-rosalynn-bliss

Lisa Posthumus Lyons: https://www.wgvunews.org/2026-11-02/women-on-the-ballot-lisa-posthumus-lyons

Jennifer is an award winning broadcast news journalist with more than two decades of professional television news experience including the nation's fifth largest news market. She's worked as both news reporter and news anchor for television and radio in markets from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo all the way to San Francisco, California.
Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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