Gretchen Whitmer speaks out on Mi. Sen. Peter Lucido's comments to reporter
SAGINAW – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised a young Capitol reporter Friday for calling out a state senator for sexist comments.
"This reporter was able to document conduct that happens all too frequently at the Capitol," as well as in the broader workplace, Whitmer told reporters before giving a luncheon speech in Saginaw.
"I think she was incredibly brave," Whitmer said of reporter Allison Donahue, 22, of the nonprofit Michigan Advance. "I told her that privately."
People in the workplace must be treated with respect, and it is the responsibility of everyone to not only not engage in such conduct, but to "call it out" when they see it, Whitmer said.
Donahue tried to question Lucido, R-Shelby Township, while he was surrounded by a group of male high school students from his alma mater, De La Salle Collegiate, a Catholic high school in Warren.
"You’ve heard of De La Salle, right?” the Michigan Advance quoted Lucido as asking Donahue.
When Donahue said she had not, Lucido said: “It’s an all-boys school,” adding: “You should hang around — you could have a lot of fun with these boys, or they could have a lot of fun with you.”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/01/17/peter-lucido-whitmer-reporter-allison-donahue/4501303002/
