Jim Runestad was born on March 1,1959 and is an American politician.
11 Facts About Jim Runestad
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Jim Runestad was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2015 to 2018.
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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.
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Jim Runestad has a bachelor's degree in education from Central Michigan University.
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Jim Runestad was an Oakland County Commissioner for three terms, as well as chairman of the Public Services Committee and Planning and Building Committee, before being elected in 2014 to the Michigan House of Representatives from 44th District, covering Highland, Milford, and Springfield, White Lake townships, and part of Waterford Township.
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Jim Runestad was reelected to the state House in 2016.
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Jim Runestad was elected to the Michigan State Senate in November 2018.
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In March 2022, Jim Runestad supported a Republican-sponsored non-binding resolution that symbolically called for increasing fossil fuel extraction and the continuing operations of Enbridge Line 5 under Michigan's Straits of Mackinac.
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Jim Runestad criticized renewable energy supported by Democrats and climate-change activists.
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In 2023, Jim Runestad attempted to defeat legislation that would protect LGBT citizens from discrimination; his attempt failed.
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In 2023, Jim Runestad was the lone vote in the Michigan Senate against recognizing Juneteenth as a Michigan state holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the US.