Jim Runestad

Jim Runestad is an American politician. A Republican, he has been a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing the 23rd district, since 2023, and is the Chair of the Michigan Republican Party since 2025. He was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2018. In 2020, Runestad was one of 11 Republican state senators in Michigan who supported Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the result of the presidential election and remain in power.