Jack Brandenburg
Jack Brandenburg (b. October 22, 1951) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 8 from 2011 to 2018.
Brandenburg was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits. Brandenberg served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009.
Brandenberg was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan. Brandenberg was one of 25 delegates from Michigan bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Biography
Brandenburg earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Ashland University in 1974. He founded and served as the president of Blue Water Industrial Supply.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Economic Development and International Investment |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Insurance, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brandenburg served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Development |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Insurance, Vice Chair |
| • Local Government |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brandenburg served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Finance, Chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Local Government and Elections |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brandenburg served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance, Chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Local Government and Elections |
| • Outdoor Recreation and Tourism |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
Jack Brandenburg was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2014
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Christine Bell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jack Brandenburg was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brandenburg defeated Bell in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Jack Brandenburg Incumbent |
61.7% | 55,304 | |
| Democratic | Christine Bell | 38.3% | 34,279 | |
| Total Votes | 89,583 | |||
2010
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010
Brandenburg won election to the 11th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Jim Ayres in the November 2 general election.[6]
| Michigan State Senate, District 11 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Jack Brandenburg (R)
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65,403 | |||
| Jim Ayres (D) | 34,166 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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- National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan: 2017-2018 voting record
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Brandenburg's endorsements included the following:
- Right to Life of Michigan[7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Brandenburg was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Michigan to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention in April 2016. Michigan delegates were allowed to list their preferred candidate on their presidential preference form. 2016 Michigan GOP bylaws stipulate that delegates to the national convention were bound on the first ballot. Delegates bound to a particular candidate became unbound if that candidate publicly withdrew from the race, suspended his or her campaign, endorsed another candidate, or sought the nomination of a different party for any office.
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
| Michigan Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 10,685 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.6% | 21,349 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,116 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 326,617 | 17 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,415 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 438 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,603 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 24.3% | 321,115 | 17 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 591 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 3,774 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 9.3% | 123,587 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,722 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
36.5% | 483,753 | 25 | |
| Other | 1.7% | 22,824 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,323,589 | 59 | ||
| Source: CNN and Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Michigan had 59 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[8][9]
Personal
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When he served in the state Senate, Brandenburg and his wife, Karen, had four children.
Recent news
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See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ MLive.com, "See who Michigan Republicans are sending to support Donald Trump at the national convention," April 10, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) |
Michigan State Senate District 8 2015 - 2018 |
Succeeded by Peter Lucido (R) |
| Preceded by -- |
Michigan State Senate District 11 2011 - 2015 |
Succeeded by Vincent Gregory (D) |
| Preceded by -- |
Michigan House of Representatives 2003 - 2009 |
Succeeded by -- |
