Senate confirms Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary - CNN

She was the first woman to be elected governor of the state, and in 2006 was elected with the largest number of votes ever cast at the time for the state, according to her biography page on the state's official website.

Prior to being elected governor, Granholm was elected as the state's attorney general in 1998, and was also the first woman to serve in that role.

Granholm is a former CNN contributor.