Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Granholm

(Paul Sancya)

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm was floated by Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign as a possible replacement for Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, according to emails hacked from the accounts of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and posted by Wikileaks on Tuesday.

According to the Associated Press, a memo from campaign aide Heather Stone released by Wikileaks Tuesday show the Clinton campaign considered lessening Wasserman Schultz's control over the Democratic Party, either by forcing her out after the Democratic National Convention or by nominating a "general election chair" to take over most of her duties as chair.

Granholm was mentioned as a possibility for either the general election chair position or as Wasserman Schultz's replacement, the Associated Press reported.

The memo noted dealings with party leadership have been "marked by challenges" and reported poor communication and difficult relationships between the campaign and Wasserman Schultz. Wasserman Schultz ended up announcing her resignation prior to the Democratic National Convention and was replaced by Donna Brazile in the interim.

Granholm, a longtime Clinton supporter who was named to the transition team that would recommend high-level appointees to Clinton should she win the election, was floated as a replacement for Wasserman Schultz following her resignation.

At the time, Granholm told the Detroit Free Press that she hadn't put her name in for the position.

Granholm served as Michigan's governor from 2003 to 2010 and currently resides in California. She's remained active in the Democratic Party since her term as governor, speaking at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 national party conventions.