LANSING, Mich. (CBS) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in for her second term in office Sunday.
She took the oath of office during a ceremony outside the Capitol Building in Lansing.
Gov. Whitmer said it is the honor of a lifetime to have the support and trust of millions of Michiganders to continue serving the state. She said over the last four years, Michigan has shown everyone can come together to tackle the toughest challenges.
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Attorney General Dana Nessel and members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, State Board of Education, University of Michigan Board of Regents, Michigan State University Board of Trustees, and Wayne State Board of Governors also took their oaths of office during the ceremony.
The event was family-friendly with winter games, hot cocoa, snacks and ice sculpture carving.
The ceremony started with a performance by the 126th Army Band of the Michigan National Guard.
It ended with a 19-gun salute by the 1st Battalion 119th Field Artillery, a flyover by the Michigan Air National Guard and prayer led by Rabbi Alicia Harris of Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy and Imam Mohamad Ali Elahi of Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights.
