Vanessa Guerra
Vanessa Guerra (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 95. Guerra assumed office on January 1, 2015. Guerra left office on January 1, 2021.
Guerra (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 95. Guerra won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Guerra was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections and Ethics Committee, Minority Vice Chair
- Judiciary Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Elections and Ethics, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Law and Justice |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Guerra served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Communications and Technology |
| • Criminal Justice, Minority Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
Campaign themes
2014
Guerra's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "If elected, Vanessa will carry that concern to Lansing and work to create a more stable and fair funding mechanism for schools in our community. "
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Vanessa believes in the economic policies that have proven to work—supporting our unions and building a strong middle class to be the foundation of our communities. When the middle class can afford a good standard of living and enjoy security in their economic life then our poorest have an opportunity to work out of poverty and our best and brightest can be rewarded for their labors."
Public Safety
- Excerpt: "We must rebuild our communities, provide the education we owe our children, and then ensure they have access to good living wage jobs when they graduate. Hopelessness breeds crime and Vanessa will work hard in Lansing to provide our children with the hope they deserve."
Roads
- Excerpt: "Vanessa knows we need a permanent funding stream for our roads, but she also knows we can’t ask our most vulnerable workers to pay even more money at the pump. Vanessa will work hard to find a solution that protects Michigan families while ensuring the infrastructure we deserve and require."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
Vanessa Guerra was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 95
Incumbent Vanessa Guerra defeated Dorothy Tanner in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 95 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Guerra (D) | 73.1 | 19,421 | |
| Dorothy Tanner (R) | 26.9 | 7,149 | ||
| Total votes: 26,570 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 95
Incumbent Vanessa Guerra advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 95 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Guerra | 100.0 | 3,200 | |
| Total votes: 3,200 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 95
Dorothy Tanner advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 95 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dorothy Tanner | 100.0 | 7,798 | |
| Total votes: 7,798 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Vanessa Guerra defeated Dorothy Tanner in the Michigan House of Representatives District 95 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 95 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Vanessa Guerra Incumbent |
73.88% | 23,809 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Tanner | 26.12% | 8,419 | |
| Total Votes | 32,228 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Vanessa Guerra ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 95 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 95 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Guerra Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Dorothy Tanner ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 95 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 95 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dorothy Tanner (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Vanessa Guerra defeated Norman Braddock in the Democratic primary. Jordan Haskins was unopposed in the Republican primary, but suspended his campaign almost a month prior following reports of his criminal history. Haskins returned to campaigning shortly after the primary, citing the passage of the withdrawal deadline and Guerra's primary victory. Guerra defeated Haskins in the general election.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Vanessa Guerra |
76.2% | 17,371 | |
| Republican | Jordan Haskins | 23.8% | 5,412 | |
| Write-in | Paul Lyons | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 22,785 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Vanessa Guerra |
58.4% | 4,085 |
| Norman Braddock | 41.6% | 2,912 |
| Total Votes | 6,997 | |
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Guerra's endorsements included the following:[10]
- Laborers Local 1098
- Iron Workers Local 25
- UA Local 85
- Saginaw County Democratic Party
- IBEW Local 557
- Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters
- Tri-County Building Trades
- MI List
- Michigan Association of Police Organizations
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 95
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Vanessa Guerra on Facebook
- Vanessa Guerra on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ vanessaguerra.com, "Issues," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ MLive, "Jordan Haskins 'jumping back in' State House race after quitting amid publicity of his criminal past," August 7, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ vanessaguerra.com, "Endorsements," accessed August 1, 2014
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| Preceded by Stacy Erwin Oakes (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 95 2015–2020 |
Succeeded by Amos O'Neal (D) |
