{"id":84,"date":"2026-03-20T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electsaracambensy.com\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:05:31","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/electsaracambensy.com\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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SARA CAMBENSY<\/h1>

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Born and raised in the U.P., I come from parents who gave me the heart of a union nurse and the mindset of an engineer. Growing up, I worked for my father as a land surveying assistant and traveled with him throughout the Upper Peninsula, spending time in each county.<\/p>

My public service career began while being employed by the Marquette Public School as the Director of Adult and Community Education (2007-2017). My first appointment was to the city of Marquette Arts and Culture Committee (2006-2007), followed by an appointment to the Marquette Planning Commission (2008-2011). My first elected position was to the Marquette Charter Commission (2011-2012), which led me to run for the Marquette City Commission (2012-2017).
With over 10 years in local office, I understand the financial and infrastructure challenges our local communities face.<\/p>

In 2017, I ran for the 109th district, serving three terms before being term-limited. During my tenure, I passed 9 bills that were signed into law including establishing Michigan\u2019s Mining Future Committee, restoring a Marquette County Judgeship, obtaining a state license for the new Northern Center at NMU, ensured Michigan-made agricultural products could be exported globally during COVID, and updated Michigan\u2019s recycling laws.<\/p><\/blockquote>

I was also able to work in a bipartisan fashion to bring home over $40M in bipartisan enhancement grants with Senator McBroom and Senator Schmidt. Most notable were $10 for the design of the coal dock jetty for the stamp sands in Gay, MI; $20M for the Copper Peak ski jump in Ironwood; $6.3M for Luce County Road Commission to pave And redesign CR 407 that connects to Grand Marais; $3.2M for the Mariucci Beacon House; and $250,000 for the Shiras Planetarium telescope.<\/p>

I received my B.A. in Education from Northern Michigan University (2002) and my Master\u2019s of Public Administration with a concentration in state and local government (2011). I also hold a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University where I helped restore the original Graveraet High School courtyard and fountains back to their original stature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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