Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been married to her husband Dr Marc Mallory since 2011. But which of the couple is the richest and oldest.
Gretchen Whitmer and Dr Marc Mallory tied the knot in 2011 – the same year she was voted in as Senate Democratic Leader.
Dr. Marc was Gretchen Whitmer’s dentist, they became friends and then became romantically involved after several appointments before they got married years later.
The couple lives together about six miles from the Michigan capital.
Whitmer was previously married to Gary Shrewsbury but the couple divorced.
Dr Mallory became the first gentleman of Michigan when his wife won the 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election by nearly a ten-point margin.
As the Governor of Michigan, Whitmer handled the coronavirus pandemic beginning with a stay-at-home order in March 2020.
This order led to protests in May with demonstrators bearing a hanged doll representing the Governor.
Reports claim Mallory tried to use their boat during Memorial Day weekend despite his wife’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Before marrying Whitmer, he was married to Felicia Lindell, and they welcomed three sons together.
Together with Whitmer, the couple shares five children as the politician also has two daughters from her previous marriage to her first husband, Gary Shrewsbury.
But between the couple, which one is the richest and oldest. Read on for more about their career, net worth and age difference.
What is Gretchen Whitmer’s net worth?
Gretchen Whitmer is an American lawyer and politician. According to Whitmer’s 2021 financial disclosure form provided by the State of Michigan website, Whitmer has an estimated net worth of $2.97 and earns a sizable salary.
Whitmer is the first of three children, and her parents divorced when she was ten years old. She and her siblings moved with their mother to Grand Rapids, and their dad continued to visit them every week.
She got her high school certificate from the Forest Hills Central High School, and got her Law degree from the Michigan State University College of Law.
A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.
In 2011, she became the Senate’s first female Democratic leader.
She serves currently as the governor of Michigan State; an office she assumed in 2019.
As governor, she has signed over 1,000 bipartisan bills and four balanced, bipartisan budgets to deliver on the kitchen-table issues, grow the economy, and create good-paying jobs in every region of the state.
What is Dr Marc Mallory’s net worth?
Dr. Marc Mallory is a professional dentist who started his own practice, Downtown Dental, in 1990. He is estimated to have a net worth of around $5 million, accumulated from his years of practising as a dentist.
Mallory announced his retirement in December 2020 and made no mention of concerns about threats.
He is best known widely as Michigan State Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s husband, making him the First Gentleman of the state of Michigan, US.
Mallory was born to parents Samuel and Susan Mallory. His father being a dental surgeon, Marc spent a lot of time helping out and learning the trade. He grew up in Michigan alongside his siblings.
He had his high school education at the Sexton High School and graduated in 1978. He proceeded to get a Zoology degree from the Michigan State University in 1982. Following his first degree, Marc enrolled in the University of Michigan, where he obtained his degree as a Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1986.
Mallory enjoys travelling with his family and takes his physical fitness seriously, making him look way younger than his actual age.
Even despite been a politcian’s spouse, Mallory lived a quiet life until he was subjected to drama in 2020 which brought to the public’s eye. He became involved in the sensitive issue of abusing the power that his wife’s office held in May 2020.
This controversy arose on 26 May 2020, while businesses were slowly reopening, Dr. Marc Mallory tried using his position to jump the queue and get his boat in the water on a northern Michigan lake ahead of Memorial Day’s first weekend. This incident raised quite some dust, and didn’t bode well for the governor, his wife, especially as her office attempted to dismiss the matter and cover it up.
It inadvertently put the couple in the news for quite some time, ultimately attracting some attention to Mallory. It is because of this that his life has become something of interest to people, and thus, the need to dig into his personal life.
Who is richer between Gretchen Whitmer and Dr Marc Mallory?
Dr Marc Mallory who has practised dentistry for decades, a career that was inspired by his late father, is richer than his wife, Gretchen Whitmer.
While the doctor has a personal net worth of $5 million, his spouse, Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer has a net value of approximately $3 million.
Collectively, they have a fortune of $8 million and a net worth difference of $2 million.
What is the age gap between Gretchen Whitmer and Dr Marc Mallory?
Dr Marc Mallory is older than Gretchen Whitmer with an 11 years age gap. The dentist was born on 14 September 1960 while his politician wife was born on August 23, 1971.
The couple are from the same city and are Americans. They are all from Lansing, Michigan, United States.