Donna Brandenburg
Other | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, BS, 85
WORK & MILITARY
None
AFFILIATIONS
NRA
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
None
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Governor of Michigan
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)
General Michael Flynn
General Blaine Holt
Peter Ticktin
Tina Peters
Eric Tilton - Cognitive Carbon
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)
Constitution Party (2025)
Bernie Moreno (2024)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
Donna Brandenburg (2023)
Jim Marchant (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Donna Brandenburg (2023)
Gary Mitchell (2022)
Jennifer Sokol (2022)
Kyle Maas (2022)
Larry Hull (2022)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate is running as a member of the U.S. Taxpayer's Party in Michigan in 2026.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
In case of the risk of life to the mother with the focus on preserving as many lives as possible during a clearly defined crisis. In the case of crisis the decision is best made by the people closest to the crisis, enabling decisions being made to be the most merciful.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
All life is precious and a gift from God. Over the past decades we have seen an increase in the acceptance of euthanasia - through “medical practices” violating their oath to do no harm. Late term abortion or proposed “abortion” up to 28 days after birth is a being used as justification for infantacide. Other practices including live organ transplants bring further question and concern to the lack of respect for protecting life at any age. As the line keeps moving, all life deserves protection.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Life begins at conception. The responsibility for the protection of the embryos should be understood and a plan in place prior to the creation of embryos.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Choose not to answer
I am not an expert on this legal subject and do not know how this will be applied to the wide variety of drugs which may have uses for other lifesaving procedures, unrelated to abortion. The critical point to look at is that abortion practitioners should be prosecuted for the practice of abortion - harvesting and sales of human fetal parts, organs or tissues for profit. The profit center that results from harvesting has to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Elimination of minimum wage encourages positive incentivizes for personal growth and productivity. The ever increasing minimum wage in America has been pushing jobs over seas - an increase in international slave labor- destruction of American jobs.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
The government has no delegated authority under the Constitution to interfere in either free enterprise or the right to private property. We need to go back to limited government and the true freedom given by God and guaranteed by the Constitution to live without coercion, duress, and threat. Private property including an individuals time may not be taxed or taken under any circumstances. That includes no to property tax and no to individual income tax.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Full Audit - every department, process, contracts awarded. Publish easily accessible records and all financial transactions. 2.Nullification of all unconstitutional laws, regulation and departments. 3. The GOA has identified billions of dollars of waste- duplication, overpayment, improper mgmt. elimination and incentives for whistleblowers 4. Elimination of all departments that do not directly benefit Michigan citizens. 5. Cut corporate welfare and backroom deals.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
That the state does not dictate the manner in which a man or woman worship God.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
That is an infringement upon individual rights. If someone disagrees with providing a service, there are always other options to pursue.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C. There needs to be options for people who are not able to provide for themselves. Mental health has become a national crisis and requires it to be properly and compassionately, providing a safety net for those who are not to care for themselves. However, strict policies need to be in place to make sure that the money is going to those who need it and not to those who are grifting off the system.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
There are important questions that need to be answered regarding the relationship between the United States and Israel, as well as all countries. The law has to be applied evenly. The dual citizenship, of People holding office in the United States concurrently with other Countries needs to be abolished. A person cannot serve two masters, and there needs to be a decision made… clarity of whose interests are brung served.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am an unapologetic Christian, who believes that our lives should be devoted in service to God, family, and country. We are not here to condemn or judge others, but to be here as an ambassador of God to help others and do good works that honor God. We are all imperfect, and God gives us salvation, by belief in the ultimate love and sacrifice, death and resurrection through Jesus Christ. It is a gift of a relationship with him - Salvation for all eternity. That whosoever shall believe in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life … to be resurrected in the presence of God Almighty, our greatest friend.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Agree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
The reliability of energy sources comes from having a multiplicity of solutions. Gas and oil are the current decentralized methods which best fulfills demand. But other options should be rolled into the mix such as clean Coal and fuel cell tech.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Blind Justice under the law. Right to a speedy trial. Restitution for victims of crimes. Establish peace in our nation and punish those who violate the rights of others. There should be no victimless crimes prosecuted.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
This has to be done in coordination with parents who have the ultimate right and responsibility to protect their children. The government’s duty is to prosecute predators and clean out the groups and activities which are behind the funding and enabling of child predators. Strict punishments applied. And swift Justice to eliminate repeat offenders
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
The right to bear arms shall not be infringed and Constitutional Carry upheld.
