David Pagel

Dave Pagel is a retired businessman and former Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives. Prior to his election to the House, Pagel served for four years as the chairman of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners. Prior to that, he was the president of the Berrien Springs school board for 14 years.

In addition to his political activity, Pagel was involved in agriculture in Berrien Springs, Michigan for more than 40 years. His family owned Dave Pagel Produce, which packages and distributes Michigan-grown fruit sold in grocery stores throughout southwest Michigan, Northern Indiana, and the Chicago area. Pagel won election to the 78th District in 2012 and was re-elected in 2014 and 2016. In February 2018, Pagel announced that he would seek the Republican Party nomination for the 21st District in the Michigan State Senate.