Whitmer was a volunteer on
Barack Obama's
2008 and
2012 campaigns. She also worked on the campaign of
Martin O'Malley and for various members of the
Nevada Legislature. In 2021 Whitmer was elected chair of the
Nevada Democratic Party along with a new slate of party leaders, all affiliated with the
Democratic Socialists of America. Upon her election, the entire staff of the party resigned from their positions in protest. During her tenure as party chair, Whitmer received heavy criticism from a number of key figures. Top Democrats sought for her removal and then asked for her resignation, and many former loyalists including
Senator Bernie Sanders did not support her when she ran for re-election in 2023. == References ==