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Christopher Dardzinski

CandidateU.S. Taxpayers Party

Race
U.S. House · Michigan's 13th District
Result
Donavan McKinney, projected winner
Opponents
Donavan McKinney (D); Taras Nykoriak (R); Raelyn Light (G); Simone Coleman (Working Class Party); Burgess Foster (IND)
Research
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No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

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Christopher Dardzinski, a U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Michigan's 13th District to Donavan McKinney. He had appeared on the general-election ballot for this seat before, and Ballotpedia lists his career as including business, publishing, writing, economic analysis, political consulting and journalism.[1][2][3]

On the ballotU.S. House · 13

2026-11-03

Donavan McKinney Dchallenger
Taras Nykoriak Rchallenger
Raelyn Light Gchallenger
Christopher Dardzinski U.S. Taxpayers Partychallenger
Simone Coleman Working Class Partychallenger
Burgess Foster INDchallenger

Biography

Christopher Dardzinski, a U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Michigan's 13th District to Donavan McKinney. He had appeared on the general-election ballot for this seat before, and Ballotpedia lists his career as including business, publishing, writing, economic analysis, political consulting and journalism.[1][2][3]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Dardzinski was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, in 1967 and raised there, according to his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, and he earned an associate degree from Henry Ford Community College in 1988.[1] Ballotpedia lists his career experience as working in business and as a publisher, author, economic analyst, political consultant and journalist; in a 2024 survey he described himself as a former city council member and retired international trade analyst.[1]

Dardzinski appeared on the general-election ballot for Michigan's 13th District as the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate in 2022 and 2024, and he advanced from the party's July 18, 2026 convention.[1][2] He received 1.0% of the vote to Donavan McKinney's 76.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]

In their own words

Priorities

  • A single-rate federal tax system (stated on his 2024 campaign website).[4]
  • Streamlining the committee and subcommittee structure in Congress (stated on his 2024 campaign website).[4]
  • Consolidating and downsizing federal departments (stated on his 2024 campaign website).[4]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Christopher Dardzinski (2024 Candidate Connection survey and campaign website excerpt) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024-11-05 Candidate's own words
  2. 2.United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.U.S. House · Michigan's 13th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  4. 4.Christopher Dardzinski (2024 Candidate Connection survey and campaign website excerpt) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024-11-05 Candidate's own words