Kelli J. Van Ginhoven
Democratic
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State Senator, 38th District
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What this office does: A state senator votes on Michigan laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.
Covers Marquette, Houghton, Delta, Dickinson, Menominee, Gogebic, Iron, Alger, Baraga, Schoolcraft, Ontonagon, Luce and Keweenaw counties and part of Chippewa and Mackinac counties.
David Prestin
Republican
State representative, 108th District; volunteer paramedic
The gist
- Sponsored law creating an EMS adaptive care licenseIn office
- Sponsored law joining the Physician Assistant Licensure CompactIn office
- Proposes a wolf hunting season in the Upper PeninsulaIn office
- Supports House plan repealing 2023 clean-energy mandatesIn office
- Voted to forgive school days lost to extreme weatherIn office
- Proposes a state veterans cemetery in the Upper PeninsulaIn office
- Supports restoring a military air base in the Upper PeninsulaIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored law creating an EMS adaptive care license
Rep. Prestin Delivers Major Healthcare Reforms: EMS Adaptive Care & Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Bills Become LawGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · Jul 24, 2026 · gophouse.org
“designed to give small rural ambulance services the additional tools and flexibility they need to save lives”
Sponsored law joining the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact
Rep. Prestin secures legislative approval for Physician Assistant Compact planGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · Jul 14, 2026 · gophouse.org
“his bipartisan legislation to bring the State of Michigan into the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact”
Proposes a wolf hunting season in the Upper Peninsula
Rep. Prestin announces plan to implement U.P. wolf huntGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · May 20, 2026 · gophouse.org
“Upper Peninsula families and sportsmen have watched wolf numbers explode while our deer and moose populations take a severe beating.”
Supports House plan repealing 2023 clean-energy mandates
Rep. Prestin backs landmark energy legislation, reversing failed green energy mandatesGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“Our House energy plan reverses the shortsighted, broken policies that were forced on us, gets politics out of our energy grid”
Voted to forgive school days lost to extreme weather
Rep. Prestin secures House passage of plan to forgive snow days following extreme winter weatherGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“a plan to forgive missed school days for schools that had to close for extreme weather events”
Proposes a state veterans cemetery in the Upper Peninsula
U.P. Delegation announces plan to bring state veteran’s cemetery to the Upper PeninsulaGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · gophouse.org
“Veterans from the U.P. should be able to be laid to rest in the place they proudly called home”
Supports restoring a military air base in the Upper Peninsula
U.P. lawmakers join Marquette County in advocating for U.P. Air Force BaseGovernment record · Michigan House Republicans · Jun 17, 2026 · gophouse.org
“The U.P. stands ready to once again host the personnel and equipment essential to the defense of our great nation.”
Sara Cambensy
No Party Affiliation
Former state representative
The gist
- Pledges to vote independently of party leadership
- Sponsored law creating Michigan's Mining Future Committee
- Secured state grants for Upper Peninsula projects
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Pledges to vote independently of party leadership
Elect Sara Cambensy – Working for the peopleCampaign website · electsaracambensy.com
“Someone who brings common sense to the table when making decisions and votes on principle – not how a party wants them to vote.”
Sponsored law creating Michigan's Mining Future Committee
Biography — Elect Sara CambensyCampaign website · electsaracambensy.com
“I passed 9 bills that were signed into law including establishing Michigan’s Mining Future Committee”
Secured state grants for Upper Peninsula projects
Biography — Elect Sara CambensyCampaign website · electsaracambensy.com
“I was also able to work in a bipartisan fashion to bring home over $40M in bipartisan enhancement grants”
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