Karen Whitsett

Karen Whitsett is an American politician from Michigan. Whitsett is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 9.

Karen Whitsett
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded bySylvia Santana
Personal details
BornDetroit, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jason
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Whitsett was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1]

Career
Whitsett with President Donald Trump in 2020

On November 6, 2018, Whitsett won the election and became a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives for District 9. Whitsett defeated James Stephens with 95.1% of the votes.[2][1]

Personal life

Whitsett's husband is Jason. They have one child. Whitsett and her family live in Detroit, Michigan.[2]

Whitsett reported she was diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 6, 2020.[3] At the same time, Whitsett credited President Donald Trump and his personal support of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin treatments with saving her life, stating, "If President Trump had not talked about this, it would not be something that's accessible for anyone to be able to get that right now, it would not even be possible."[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Karen Whitsett". housedems.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. "Representative Karen Whitsett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. Second Michigan legislator confirmed positive for coronavirus MLive.com, April 6, 2020
  4. Michigan Rep. Karen Whitsett credits hydroxychloroquine, President Trump for her recovery from C... Click On Detroit, WDIV, April 6, 2020


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