Jerry Zandstra

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Reverend Gerald (Jerry) Zandstra is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church and a conservative activist from Michigan. He is the head of the Pro-life Federation of Michigan. Zandstra sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2006, for the seat now held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow, who is running for re-election. Zandstra failed to make the ballot after the Michigan Secretary of State's office determined he filed too few signatures (712 short of 15,000).

Zandstra holds a bachelor's degree, two master's degrees, a Doctor of Divinity, and is completing a second doctorate from the Western Michigan University School of Public Affairs. He has taught in several colleges and graduate schools, focusing mostly on economics and leadership. He is a former director of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. He has published articles in newspapers throughout the United States and has travelled the world extensively. Zandstra was an advisor to the Kenyan Constitutional Committee.

On August 1, 2006, Zandstra announced his support for Keith Butler at a press conference held in Grand Rapids.