Since 2008, Courser has run for office, mostly unsuccessfully, losing a state House race in 2008, a state Senate race in 2010, a run for the state Board of Education in 2012 and a campaign to unseat Michigan Republican Party Chairman Bobby Schostak in 2013.
But in 2014, he hit pay dirt in a bruising campaign for state representative that included dueling campaign finance complaints, flyers with the question “Do you think Todd Courser is a child molester?” and official-looking warnings placed on his GOP opponents’ campaign signs, saying they were illegally placed in homeowners’ yards.