Janel Brandtjen

Janel Brandtjen
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Preceded byDon Pridemore
Personal details
Born (1966-03-27) March 27, 1966 (age 58)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRick
Children2
ResidenceMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BBA)

Janel Brandtjen (born March 27, 1966) is an American businesswoman and Republican politician and from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 22nd Assembly district since January 2015. She has been a leader among those in Wisconsin denying the results of the 2020 United States presidential election and seeking retribution against those who participated in the election administration. She has a long running feud with Republican state Assembly speaker Robin Vos, and she was one of several state lawmakers who signed a letter asking Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral votes of Wisconsin at the January 6, 2021, counting of electoral college votes.