Jim Runestad, of White Lake Township, defeated Trump's endorsed candidate, Meshawn Maddock, of Milford, on the second ballot ...

Runestad's larger-than-expected margin of victory pointed to the lingering power of the anti-establishment wing of the ...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters recently shocked the political world when he announced he is not seeking reelection, opening ...

Michigan Republicans and Democrats have each elected a new chair who will lead their respective parties into the 2026 ...

Trump endorsed Meshawn Maddock, two days before 1,900 delegates gathered to elect the next party chair at a Detroit convention.

Michigan state Senator Jim Runestad won the race for Michigan Republican Party Chair, beating the candidate endorsed by ...

On Saturday, both the Michigan Republicans and Democratic parties chose new leaders and discussed their goals for the next ...

Three candidates are running for the post: Joseph Cella, who served as ambassador to Fiji during Trump's first term; state Sen Jim Runestad; and Maddock, a former Michigan GOP co-chair.

Two Senate Republicans, Sens. Jon Bumstead of North Muskegon and Jim Runestad of White Lake, voted last week in opposition to the bill. Both didn’t rule out voting in favor of giving the bill ...

Jim Runestad, of White Lake Township, who has been recognized as one of the most conservative Republican lawmakers in the Michigan Legislature. Reacting to the endorsement, Cella posted on X that ...