Trace Dennis, an eighth-grade student at Imlay City Middle School, was named the state winner of the VFW of Michigan Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest last week, and will now see his essay compete nationally as the representative for the state of Michigan. Photo by Nicholas Pugliese IMLAY CITY The owner of the most “patriotic
Share April 25, 2021, 8:09 AM West Michigan construction manager Brian VanDussen, a self-described lifelong Republican, leads an uphill drive to secure a state ballot spot for the tiny Michigan Patriot Party. The 44-year-old Zeeland resident cleared a first formality three days ago when the four-member Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved his petition to gather signatures statewide to put the pro-Trump group on ballots in time for 2022 elections for governor, U.S. House members and state legislators. VanDussen and allies now have 180 days about six months to submit 42,000 signatures from registered voters to the Secretary of State s office for validation. That total must include at least 100 from each of seven of the state’s 14 congressional districts to show geographic breadth.
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