Jim Runestad (born March 1, 1959) is an Conservative American politician. A Republican, he has been a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing the 15th district, since 2019. 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.