Vanessa Guerra (born September 14, 1989) is a Democratic politician from

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who currently serves as the Clerk of

Saginaw County Saginaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on February 9, 1835. The ...

. She previously represented the 95th District in the

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from 2015 to 2021. Guerra did not seek re-election to the House of Representatives in 2020 due to term limits, instead challenging incumbent Clerk Michael J. Hanley in the Democratic primary. She defeated Hanley, receiving approximately 67% of the vote to Hanley's 33%. Guerra won the general election unopposed. Guerra attended Bridgeport-Spaulding Schools and the

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. Currently a law student at the

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, Guerra is the minority vice chairwoman of the House Criminal Justice Committee. Elected at the age of 25, Guerra was the youngest member of the Michigan Legislature until the election of

Jewell Jones Jewell Jones (born April 11, 1995) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. He served on the city council of Inkster, Michigan, and was elected to represent the 11th district of the Michigan House of Representatives as the youngest ...

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