| Vanessa Guerra | |
| Office: | Clerk of Saginaw County |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2021 |
| State House1: | Michigan |
| District1: | 95th |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 2015 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Stacy Erwin Oakes |
| Successor1: | Amos O'Neal |
| Birth Place: | Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Michigan (BA) University of Detroit (JD) |
Vanessa Guerra (born September 14, 1989)[1] is a Democratic politician from Michigan who currently serves as the Clerk of Saginaw County.[2] She previously represented the 95th District in the Michigan House of Representatives 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.[3] She defeated Hanley, receiving approximately 67% of the vote to Hanley's 33%. Guerra won the general election unopposed.[4]
Guerra attended Bridgeport-Spaulding Schools and the University of Michigan.
Currently a law student at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Guerra is the minority vice chairwoman of the House Criminal Justice Committee.[5]
Elected at the age of 25, Guerra was the youngest member of the Michigan Legislature until the election of Jewell Jones.[6]