Veronica Paiz, MI State Representative

10/19/2026

Greetings District 10!

These past two weeks have been busy, memorable, and insightful. Here is a quick recap of some of what I have been up to the past couple of weeks.

Events I attended included:

🔵the Sound Mind Sound Body (SMSB) Ribbon Cutting and Community Day event celebrating the reopening of their Community Engagement Center. It featured giveaways including free sneakers (thanks !), food, activities, and resources. Forgotten Harvest was there. Members of the Harper Woods football team were also there.

🔵the Michigan League of Conservation Voters Annual Detroit Gala fundraiser, this year presented by the Detroit Lions . It was great to catch up with environmental agencies, advocates, and celebrate awardees and the progress of advocating for Michigan's natural resources, people, and democracy.

🔵the BuildON () Detroit Youth and Democracy event at Wayne State University. Several of my fellow Reps and I served on a panel and spoke to our young people about service, voting, our work, and community. Students were registering to vote and planned to “Get Out The Vote” by writing postcards and canvassing to encourage civic responsibility. Students asked great questions and sparked interesting conversation. Students from HD-10 East English Village Prep were there and we were able to talk for a few minutes about their favorite BuildOn experiences.

🔵Sadly, a memorial for Ed Keelean, who was a longtime Grosse Pointe Democratic Club board member Grosse Pointe Democratic Club, community activist, and member of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers. Senator Hertel and I presented a tribute and are proud to honor his legacies of family, service, and patriotism.

🔵The ribbon cutting for the Harper Woods new community center in Salter Park. The City’s Parks & Rec department will be moving its offices there soon.

Continued in the comments:

10/17/2026

This Boss's Day, we want to highlight our small businesses across the district and celebrate the bosses who put in the work and their contributions to our community every day🌹. Make sure to check these places out! ☕🍄‍🟫🍲

10/14/2026

Join me in celebrating National School Lunch Week 🥪. This week recognizes the value of school lunches provided to students across the nation, including here in Michigan. Our public-school students receive breakfast and lunch at no cost, helping fuel their minds and bodies and save Michigan families money each year.

10/12/2026

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day! On this date, we honor the history, living cultures, resilience, and contributions of Native American nations and Indigenous peoples. You can observe this day by supporting Native-owned businesses, attending local cultural events, learning about the tribal homelands in our state, or reading works by Indigenous authors.

10/12/2026

This afternoon, the Grosse Pointe Democratic Club hosted a memorial for Ed Keelean, who unexpectedly and suddenly passed in July. Senator Kevin Hertel and I presented Chris Keelean (Ed’s wife) and the GP Dems with a tribute for Ed. (Photo is of me, Chris, and Senator Hertel.)

Ed was a longtime GP Dems board member and recruiter of precinct delegates — many who went on to become community activists and hold elected office (me included). The chair of the (former) 14th congressional district said a few weeks back that CD 14 had more precinct delegates than any other in this state thanks to Ed.

Ed was a former member of the Board of Canvassers, and had a keen understanding that all politics are local. He’s left an indelible legacy of public service and patriotism.

Ed is deeply missed.

10/10/2026

Had a great talk with EEV resident Jimmie Cannon at this morning’s “coffee hour” at the Jefferson Branch Detroit Public Library. We talked about how I got into politics, what’s happening in Lansing, legislation and the legislative process. He’s a new pastor at a church in soon-to-be State Rep. Kimberly E. Fisher’s district, so heads up! Thanks for coming out, Jimmie! [this photo is not an endorsement.]

10/10/2026

Today is Let Freedom Read Day and the end of Banned Books Week. But that doesn't mean the fight to protect our libraries is over. This work is close to my heart. Before serving as your state representative, I served on the Harper Woods Library Board, and I was honored to be named the Michigan Library Association’s Legislator of the Year in 2025 for my work supporting libraries and the freedom to read. Protecting our community libraries, the stories they hold, and the people who preserve the diverse ideas that bring us together and expand our minds is ingrained in me. 📖

10/10/2026

Agreed.

My statement on President Trump’s latest attack on our immigrant communities.

10/09/2026

📣 Michiganders, did you know you can vote even if you don’t have stable housing?