Cast 99% Of All Eligible Roll Call
Votes This Session
(90 out of 91)
Runestad, Jim (R)
State Senator District 15
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POLITICAL CAREER
Sen. Runestad was elected to the Michigan Senate in 2018 when he secured 51.7 percent of the vote against Democrat Julia PULVER.
Runestad was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2014. He served two terms before opting to run for the 15th Senate district.
Prior to being elected to the House, Rep. Runestad served the Oakland County Commission for three terms. On the Commission he chaired the Public Services Committee and the Planning and Building Committee.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Runestad has been operating his own insurance company, Runestad Financial Associates.
To read MIRS biography of Sen. Runestad, click here.
EDUCATION
Rep. Runestad graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's of science in education and a concentration in History, Economics and Politics.
PERSONAL
Sen. Runestad and his wife Kathy have raised five children: Joel, Justin, Lena, Lee and Kayla. The Runestads are residents of White Lake.
LEAD STAFF PERSON:
Krista VincentCell Phone: 802-673-3750
kvincent@senate.michigan.gov

Additional Information
Bits And Tidbits (04-01-2021)
A Look At All 39 GOP Voter Bills; Decried By Dem As 'Lipstick On Jim Crow' (03-24-2021)
Senate Allows Hertel Appointment As DHHS Director To Go Through (03-23-2021)
Senate Wants Graduations, Cottage Trips, Grocery Runs Exempt From Health Orders (03-23-2021)
Tuesday May Be Senate R's Last Day To Bounce Hertel (03-22-2021)
R's Consider Special Prosecutor To Explore COVID Deaths As Senate Denounces AG (03-18-2021)
R's Consider Special Prosecutor To Explore COVID Deaths As Senate Denounces AG (03-18-2021)
AG Says No To GOP Request For Nursing Home Investigation (03-15-2021)
'Nonsensical' Supplemental Bill Given To Governor (03-08-2021)
Nesbitt Emerging In Senate R Leadership (03-04-2021)
Pressure Builds On DHHS Director Confirmation Vote (03-04-2021)
Theis Empowered With Subpoena Power To Capture Education Data (03-03-2021)
Gov Says She Can't Talk Gordon Payout: 'That's Simply What It Is' (03-02-2021)
DHHS Chief Turns Down Oversight Invite On Nursing Home Numbers; More News (02-25-2021)
Senate Budget Removes Race As Vax Distribution Factor (02-24-2021)
Winter Storms Delay Vaccine Shipments (02-18-2021)
Pension, OBEP To Take Center Stage In Senate Finance (02-17-2021)
Weiser, Maddock & Allies Sweep MIGOP Convention (02-08-2021)
MSP: Deleted Encrypted Messages Aren’t Gone Forever (02-04-2021)
Barrett Wants Gasper To Talk About Encrypted Messages (02-02-2021)
McCann Starts 2021-22 With Most Cash On Hand Among Senators (02-01-2021)
Fewer Than 25% Of States Allow Legislator-To-Lobbyist Revolving Door (01-15-2021)
November-Only Millage Elections Tried Again (01-14-2021)
Staffer Sends Out Wrong Draft/GOP Senators Didn’t Ask For Electoral College Delay (01-11-2021)
16 Bills Fall To Pocket Vetoes As Time Runs Out (01-05-2021)
Hall: AG Investigation Of Contact Tracing Incomplete (01-04-2021)
Bits And Tidbits (12-30-2020)
Governor Signs More Than 80 Bills At Session's End (12-29-2020)
Chang Most Progressive, Runestad Most Conservative In 2020 (12-23-2020)
Water Shutoff Moratorium, Virtual Meetings Continue Under Gov-Signed Bills (12-22-2020)
Bill Would Stop Orders From Reanimating '28 Days Later;' More COVID Bills Passed (12-18-2020)
5 Bills The House Pushed To The Finish Line (12-18-2020)
Lingering Nassar, Sexual Assault Bills Clear Senate Committee (12-08-2020)
Several Tax Break Bills Clear Senate (12-03-2020)
Shirkey 'Demands' Gov Create Metrics For Restaurant Reopenings (12-03-2020)
Panel OK With Extending Poverty Tax Exemption; More Committee News (12-02-2020)
Panel Advances Criminal History Check On Area Agency on Aging Workers (12-02-2020)
Panel OKs Having Police Issue Receipt For Firearms Paperwork Filing (11-19-2020)
DHHS Opposes Foster Care Task Force (11-10-2020)
Bits And Tidbits (11-05-2020)
Largely Ignored Statewide Proposals Approved By Voters Anyway (11-03-2020)
Gov, Dem Reaction To Foiled Plot Turns To Trump (10-08-2020)
Bipartisan Group Of Senators Offer Dyslexia, Child Literacy Strategy (10-06-2020)
'Surprise Medical Billing' Ban Clears Senate (09-30-2020)
Reg Reform Develops A Taste For Flavored Vape Bills (09-16-2020)
Senate Pulls Trigger On Anti-Shooter Barricades In Schools (09-09-2020)
Panel Looks At Child Support Fix For Parents In Jail (09-09-2020)
Would Proper Perps Be Put On Child Abuse Registry? (09-01-2020)
DHHS Staffers Will Not Testify In Front Of Committee Over Contract (08-19-2020)
LARA Complaints Would Be Handled Like Attorney Grievances (08-03-2020)
Whitmer Vetoes Bipartisan COVID-Related Tax Relief Bills (07-08-2020)
House Votes To Ban 'Surprise Medical Billing;' More House News (06-24-2020)
Gov's COVID-19 Nursing Home Policy Denounced By Senate (06-18-2020)
State To Mandate Nursing Home Testing; Deaths Make Up 34% Of MI's COVID Total (06-15-2020)
Measure Requiring Warrant For E-Communications Clears Senate (06-11-2020)
Nursing Home Video Bills Move Out Of Committee (06-11-2020)
23% Of State's COVID-19 Deaths Come From Nursing Homes (05-27-2020)
Top 10 House Seats Most Likely To Flip (05-14-2020)
Nessel To Investigate State's COVID Contact-Tracing Contract Issue (04-30-2020)
Statewide Headlines
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Ex-mayor’s sexual harassment ‘really did ruin my life.’ Virg Bernero ends election bid as women speak up
Michigan reports new record hospitalization number, surpassing April 2020 peak
Whitmer visited her father in out-of-state trip