Hello Michigan State House District 10! My name is Veronica Paiz, and I’m a strong Democrat running for re-election to continue my work as your representative in the state legislature. 

 

Since first taking the oath of office, I have worked with colleagues to pass practical legislation -- including tax breaks for retirees and families, accessible healthcare, workers’ rights, gun safety legislation, and environmental protections. I'm Minority Vice Chair of the House Agriculture Committee. I'm also a member of the Detroit Caucus, and caucuses for Labor, Food & Farm, Progressive Women, Firearm Safety & Gun Violence Prevention, Homelessness & Poverty, and Legislative Disability Caucus.

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Most recently, my legislation includes bills to lower auto insurance for seniors, library policies and your "Right to Read," tenants' rights, education, water quality, and civil rights for all Michigan residents.

 

As a State Rep., I’ve held Constituent Services on The Road – resources for community members; town halls about early childhood education, health, and financial literacy; coffee hours and community conversations. I’ve attended neighborhood meetings and events, and presented legislative updates at city council meetings. In 2025 thru mid-April, I've participated in over one-hundred community events. 

 

And I’ve met with you in person. So if you know me, then you know I’m a longtime community advocate, and you know I'm here for you -- in the neighborhood and at the Capitol.

 

​​​​So, a little about me. I’m serving my second term as a State Rep., after having served on Harper Woods city council for almost 8 years, and the Library Board and Parks & Rec Board for eight years before that. My husband Alex and I have lived in Harper Woods for 26 years, in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district. Over the years, I have lived in three of the five District 10 Detroit neighborhoods of Morningside, East English Village, Cornerstone Village neighborhoods, Yorkshire Woods, and Morang-Moross.​​​

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And a little more.... I'm a second generation Latina from Texas, raised in Macomb County. I have a BFA from Wayne State University and an MA in studio arts from New York University. My first "real" job out of college was with Detroit Public TV, where I was a member of the IBEW for a couple years. In New York, I worked at NYU and was a member of the AFT AFL-CIO. I've been a member (former Board member) of the Grosse Pointe Democratic Club since about 2010. I've worked at Focus: HOPE and was a volunteer there for ten years for their youth cultural arts programs, and was the director of a very small Latino cultural center in southwest Detroit. My husband is a jazz musician and retired pharmacist; we don't have children -- but we did greyhound rescue for a number of years!

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