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State Representative, 58th District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Michigan laws and the state budget on behalf of the district.

Covers part of Macomb County.

Photo of Katrina Manetta
Katrina ManettaCampaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Katrina Manetta

Democratic

Community organizer

The gist

  • Supports a teacher pay floor, universal pre-K, free meals.
  • Supports a utility rate freeze and outage credits.
  • Supports making polluters pay for PFAS cleanup.
  • Supports keeping federal agents out of schools, hospitals, churches.
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  1. Supports a teacher pay floor, universal pre-K, free meals.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support a teacher pay floor, smaller class sizes, universal pre-K, and free school meals”
  2. Supports a utility rate freeze and outage credits.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “start with a rate freeze, and give families automatic credits when the power's out for days”
  3. Supports making polluters pay for PFAS cleanup.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “make polluters pay for PFAS”
  4. Supports keeping federal agents out of schools, hospitals, churches.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Michigan House District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support keeping federal agents out of schools, hospitals, and churches”
Photo of Ron Robinson
Ron RobinsonOfficial portrait — Michigan House

Ron Robinson

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; small business owner · Utica

The gist

  • Sponsored law guaranteeing paid military leave for first responders.In office
  • Sponsored $152 million investment at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.In office
  • Co-introduced limits on use of license-plate camera data.In office
  • Voted for Money Out of Politics campaign finance initiative.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored law guaranteeing paid military leave for first responders.

    Rep. Robinson: Gov. Whitmer signs paid military leave plan into law

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “ensures eligible first responders receive at least 26 days of paid military leave each year”
  2. Sponsored $152 million investment at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

    Gov. Whitmer signs Robinson plan securing future of Selfridge

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “signed legislation sponsored by State Rep. Ron Robinson investing $152 million to support the incoming F-15EX fighter mission”
  3. Co-introduced limits on use of license-plate camera data.

    St. Germaine introduces safeguards for Flock camera use

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “establishing clear restrictions and criminal penalties for the improper use of data collected by Flock cameras”
  4. Voted for Money Out of Politics campaign finance initiative.

    Rep. Robinson votes to crack down on corporate influence in Michigan politics

    Public statement · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org

    “voted to get money out of politics by blocking state-regulated utilities and companies with major state contracts from donating”

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