Sara Cambensy is an American politician in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 109th District and is a member of the

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. Prior to her election to the state legislature, Cambensy served on the Marquette City Commission, Marquette Planning Commission and was the director of adult and continuing education for Marquette Community Schools.

Biography

Campbensy is a lifelong resident of Marquette, in

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. She has two degrees from

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, a bachelor's degree in education earned in 2002 and a master's degree in public administration in 2011.

Political career

In April 2017, Cambensy announced her campaign to seek the Democratic nomination in the 109th District in the Michigan House of Representatives, to succeed three-term state Rep. John Kivela, who was term-limited and was running for

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. The 109th district seat became vacant on May 9, 2017, when Kivela committed suicide just hours after his second drunken driving arrest during his five years in the House. On May 18, 2017, Gov.

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announced a special election to fill the remainder of Kivela's term, with a special primary election on August 8, 2017, and the special general election on November 7, 2017. On May 23, 2017,announced that she would run in the special election as well. Cambensy won the Democratic on August 8, 2017, taking 36 percent of the vote, winning by just 133 votes in a four-person field. On November 7, 2017, she won the special general election to finish the last 14 months of Kivela's term, defeating Republican nominee Rich Rossway and

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candidate Wade Roberts, receiving 57 percent of the vote. She was sworn in on November 28, 2017

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State Rep. Sara Cambensy

Sara Cambensy for state Representative
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Biography

Political career

Electoral history

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