May 15, 2026

Michigan GOP Gov Candidate Ralph Rebandt – Pastor & Trump-Aligned Outsider Surging in West Michigan

Michigan GOP Gov Candidate Ralph Rebandt – Pastor & Trump-Aligned Outsider Surging in West Michigan

“Silent Harvest: The Courage to Speak Up” is a ten-years-in-the-making documentary

I’d like to offer Ralph Rebandt, Republican candidate for Michigan governor, as a guest for your election coverage.

 

Rebandt is a retired pastor, former union member, and longtime police chaplain running as a pro‑Trump, anti‑establishment outsider in one of the most important battleground states in the country. He’s already showing real grassroots strength, beating better‑known, establishment‑backed Republicans in internal and local polling after recent debates, and he’s laser‑focused on election integrity, parents’ rights, and restoring Judeo‑Christian values in government.

 

He’s a strong, direct communicator who will give your audience red‑meat soundbites on:

 

  • “America First” in Michigan: How a Trump‑aligned governor can bring jobs, industry, and federal investment back to Michigan and help secure the Electoral College map for Republicans in 2026 and beyond.
  • Election integrity & 2020: Why he believes Michigan has never had a full, honest accounting of 2020 and the specific reforms he’d push—audits, voter ID, and tightening mail‑in rules—to secure future elections.
  • Fighting the left in schools: His plan to empower parents, expand school choice, remove radical and explicit content from classrooms, and break the grip of far‑left ideology on Michigan’s education system.
  • Faith, freedom, and law & order: How a pastor‑governor would back law enforcement, defend religious liberty, and bring Judeo‑Christian values back into public life without growing government.

Suggested tailored segment angles:

 

  1. “Can a Pro‑Trump Pastor Flip Michigan Red?”
    Rebandt makes the case that only a bold, unapologetically America‑First conservative—not another “safe” establishment Republican—can win in Michigan and energize Trump’s base.
  2. “The Fight for Truth in Michigan’s Elections”
    Deep‑dive on what really happened in 2020 from his perspective, what a real audit would look like, and how states like Michigan can secure 2026 and 2028.
  3. “Parents vs. the Woke Education Machine”
    Rebandt walks through specific examples from Michigan schools, what he’d ban, what he’d fund, and how he’d give parents real power over curriculum and funding.
  4. “From Pulpit to Governor’s Mansion?”
    Conversation about faith in politics, why Christians are re‑engaging, and what it looks like when a pastor brings biblical values into policy—on life, family, crime, and culture.

Quick on‑air intro:

“Joining us now is Ralph Rebandt, a retired pastor, former union member, and Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, running as a staunchly pro‑Trump outsider promising secure elections, parents’ rights in schools, and a return to Judeo‑Christian values in one of America’s most important battleground states.”

Ralph is available for live or taped segments via remote from metro Detroit, with flexibility for breaking‑news booking.

Guest Info
Ralph Rebandt

Ralph Rebandt

2026 Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan; campaigning on building Michigan’s “next Golden Age” as the #1 state economically 35+ year pastor; organizing and senior pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church (Orthodox Presbyterian Church) in Farmington Hills, MI; planted daughter congregations in Royal Oak, MI and London, Ontario Member of the Council for National Policy Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. — small circle of conservative leaders shaping national policy and movement strategy Played a strategic grassroots role in President Trump’s 2024 Michigan victory, helping mobilize and turn out voters to secure the state’s electoral votes Chaplain for the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Southeastern Michigan Chiefs of Police, and the Farmington Hills & Beverly Hills Police Departments Former Crisis Chaplain with the American Red Cross and credentialed Hospital Chaplain Founder of Michigan Lighthouse Ministries, mobilizing pastors and people of faith for civic engagement Proud union background — member of the International Association of Machinists, Laborers International Union of North America, and United Steelworkers — giving him rare blue-collar credibility on the GOP side Distinctive policy platform: transactional gold legislation, state-backed cryptocurrency, no property tax for seniors, school choice, and parental rights M.Div. (magna cum laude) and M.A.R. from Westminster Theological Seminary; B.R.E. from Summit University Married to his wife Carol since 1976; 4 children and 20 grandchildren Strong digital footprint: 63.9K+ TikTok followers, active across X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn Recent national TV hit: FlashPoint with Gene Bailey on Victory Channel (April 2026)

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