Melissa Perron
Democratic · MI
Melissa Perron is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 107. A Sault Ste. Marie resident and member of the Sault Tribe, she founded the advocacy group Families for Safe Staffing.
Where Melissa Perron stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Publicly criticized Governor Gretchen Whitmer's veto of the corrections-officer pension bills in Interlochen Public Radio coverage, contrasting Michigan's 401(k)-only retirement and starting pay with the higher pay and pensions offered by neighboring states.
July 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: interlochenpublicradio.org · researched July 30, 2026
Spoke publicly as a member of a Sault Ste. Marie community advocacy group in a WCMU Public Media report on the Michigan Department of Corrections staffing crisis, describing how mandatory 16-hour shifts damage officers' families, physical health and mental health.
November 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wcmu.org · researched July 30, 2026
Published a guest commentary in Bridge Michigan titled "Mandatory overtime at Michigan prisons pushing workers to the edge," arguing that hazard pay and staffing fixes were needed instead of policies that keep corrections workers away from their families.
June 23, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bridgemi.com · researched July 30, 2026
Race Melissa Perron is in:
- 107th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position · November 3, 2026 · State House District 107; Michigan
Past race Melissa Perron ran in:
- State Representative District 107 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 107; Michigan
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.