Donna Brandenburg

Served as state chair of the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan, the state branch of the national Constitution Party.

September 16, 2026

Source: ustpm.org

Filed a lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Claims (Brandenburg v. Brater) seeking to let the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan change its ballot name to the Constitution Party.

August 11, 2025

Source: ballot-access.org

Lost the 2020 election lawsuit she had joined when federal Judge Paul Maloney dismissed it, finding the plaintiffs had not shown their votes were diluted.

August 2, 2023

Source: michiganadvance.com

Received 16,246 votes (0.36%) as the U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee for Michigan governor in the November 2022 general election, which Gretchen Whitmer won.

November 8, 2022

Source: ballotpedia.org

Joined the Macomb County Republican Party and others in a federal lawsuit asking a court to decertify Michigan's 2020 presidential election and hold it again.

September 7, 2022

Source: michiganadvance.com

Sued the state election board, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and elections director Jonathan Brater in federal court over her petition rejection; Judge Hala Jarbou denied her request to halt ballot printing on July 7, 2022.

July 7, 2022

Source: courtlistener.com

Sued the state election board in the Michigan Supreme Court after it rejected her 2022 governor petitions over fake signatures; the court denied her request on June 7, 2022.

June 7, 2022

Source: wilx.com

Founded several companies and served as CEO of Brandenburg Capital Management, a Grand Rapids-area firm that buys and runs businesses.

April 19, 2022

Source: bridgemi.com