MARQUETTE, MI-- Three Marquette County Democrats have filed to run for the 109th House District seat vacated by the death of Representative John Kivela.
Sara Cambensy and Joe Derocha filed the requisite paperwork at the Secretary of State office in Lansing Tuesday. Cambensy currently serves on the Marquette City Commission. Derocha is on the County Board of Commissioners for District 2 and previously served as Humboldt Township Supervisor. And Jeremy Hosking of Negaunee Township is the latest to announce he’s filed to run. He has served as the U.P. Regional Manager for U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.
Governor Rick Snyder called for the special election following Kivela’s suicide earlier this month. The primary election is set for August 8 and the general election November 7.
Snyder said, “Although we are still mourning the loss of Representative Kivela both in Lansing and in the Marquette Community, it's important that the residents of the 109th District have a timeline for when to expect new representation at the state Capitol.”
