Abigail Gerrard
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| Senator for the Midwest Region Serving with Joan Calhoon | ||||
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| In Office: 2021 - Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Lincoln Winters | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| President of the Central Michigan University | ||||
| In Office: 2019 - 2021 | ||||
| Preceded by | Michael Chang | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| Born | 20 April, 1990 New York City, New York | |||
| Political Party | Democrat | |||
| Spouse | Single | |||
| Profession | University President | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
Abigail Gerrard is an American politician, currently serving as Senator for the Midwest. A Democrat, Gerrard served as President of the Central Michigan University for two years before being appointed to replace former Presidential candidate Lincoln Winters.
Early Life
Abigail Gerrard was born to Christian and Elizabeth Gerrard in New York City, New York, on April 20, 1990, though the following year, the Gerrards would move to Michigan. Her parents didn't believe in the public school system, and so, young Abby was homeschooled. But she wasn't like any other homeschooled child. She soon proved to be a prodigy.
University: Student and Professor
Despite her father's objections, she was accepted into the University of Michigan at age 15, and obtained her first B.A. in Psychology at age 19. In 2013, she became the youngest student to ever obtain a PhD in the state of Michigan. Upon leaving Ann-Arbor, Gerrard was offered several jobs as professor in different universities, choosing Central Michigan, at Mount Pleasant.
She worked for six years at the Psychology department, heading it for two years, before being offered a post as Assistant to the President, Michael Chang, on December 2018. Six months later, she was promoted, becoming CMU's youngest President on its 127 years of history.
United States Senate
While always avoiding politics at work, Gerrard, a registered Democrat, never hid her mostly liberal political convinctions, and became a well-known activist and an important member of Michigan's Democratic Party. In 2021, with the sudden resignation of Senator Lincoln Winters, who she had supported for the Presidency back in 2020, she was offered the seat, which she accepted.
