Vera Bea Rison (February 14, 1939 – August 31, 2015) was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 through 2002.
Considered one of the Flint area's most fervent champions, Rison was also director of human resources at the Amy Jo Manor housing complex, a member of the Genesee County Community Mental Health board, the Genesee County Substance Abuse Services board, and the Jobs Central Workforce Development board.
[4] Rison became the first House member in recent memory to forgo any committee assignments when she did so in the 1999–2000 session.
[5] Due to diabetes and high blood pressure, Rison became blind, and later in life she was forced to largely leave the political scene.
[6] Rison died August 31, 2015, at her home in Mt.