Detroit —State Sen. Jim Runestad, a conservative firebrand from Oakland County, is the Michigan Republican Party's new chairman after defeating, on Saturday, former GOP Co-Chairwoman Meshawn ...

Michigan Republicans applauded President Donald Trump's contentious spending cuts and federal layoffs at a Detroit convention Saturday but rejected his choice for state party chair. State Sen. Jim ...

State Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake) and chair of the Michigan Republican Party issued a statement exclusively to 6 News Investigates challenging a claim made by the head of the Michigan State ...

State Sen. Jim Runestad, of White Lake Township, defeated Trump's endorsed candidate, Meshawn Maddock, of Milford, on the second ballot at Huntington Place, taking close to 63% of the votes cast ...

President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Michigan Republican Party lost her bid to become the GOP’s state chairwoman. Trump endorsed Meshawn Maddock, the former co-chairwoman of the ...

(The Center Square) – The Democrat and Republican parties of Michigan have elected new party leadership, turning their sights to the 2026 midterm election season. State Sen. Jim Runestad ...

Sen. Jim Runestad announced Friday he is running for Michigan GOP chair. The news comes days after President-elect Donald Trump nominated current Chair Pete Hoekstra for U.S. ambassador to Canada.

On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, State Senator Jim Runestad, ... Hoekstra told the crowd that in 2024, there was a “seamless operation” between the Michigan Republican Party and Trump’s team.