(born May 5, 1951) is a retired American politician who served as the 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011.
A Democrat, Cherry also served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, and was the immediate past chair of the international Great Lakes Commission (of which he is still a member).Cherry was an announced candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2010.
However, on January 5, he announced his withdrawal from the race, citing an inability to "secure enough money to make my candidacy fully viable."