Dave Campana was elected to the City Commission in November 2013, and he was elected as Mayor in November of 2015. He is a native of Crystal Falls, Michigan, and has been a resident of Marquette since 1981. He has a biology degree from Northern Michigan University, served two years in the U.S. Army in the Military Police, returned to school at Ferris State University, and obtained a pharmacy degree.
After living and working in the Lansing area for five years, and in Denver, Colorado for one year, Dave returned to the Upper Peninsula (Marquette County) to work for Snyder Drugs. In 1991 he purchased Campus Pharmacy in Marquette, and operated it until 2009 when he sold the business and retired.
Mr. Campana has been active in the Upper Peninsula and Michigan Pharmacy Associations including five terms as President and nine years as Treasurer of the U.P. Association and three years on the Board of the Michigan Pharmacy Association. He is an active Marquette General Hospital volunteer, and was a member of the Marquette City’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
Dave and his wife, Sally Davis, have two children: a daughter Katey, and a son Michael. They welcomed their granddaughter, Cecelia, in September 2013.