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Published 12:18 p.m. ET July 5, 2017 | Updated 12:18 p.m. ET July 5, 2017

Jim Runestad(Photo: File Photo)

State Rep. Jim Runestad, R-Milford, announced his candidacy for the Michigan Senate, surrounded by supporters in his home following a march in the Milford Fourth of July parade.

I ran for state representative to be a passionate advocate for freedom, justice and fiscal responsibility an as a representative and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I have worked very hard to live up to voters expectations and accomplish real reforms, Runestad said. I would like to continue to do so in a larger capacity and, if elected to serve my Oakland County community in the Senate, I intend to keep doing what Ive been doing and accomplish even more.

Runestad was first elected to the Michigan House in 2014. In a speech to supporters, he highlighted his various legislative accomplishments, including a recent law he authored to strip public officials convicted of corruption from their pensions, a bill to prohibit local governments from flouting immigration law and his role as Judiciary Committee chairman in advancing right-to-carry gun legislation.

My foremost priority is protecting and restoring the rights of citizens and ensuring that the force of government is never used to wrongfully separate people from their families, their livelihoods and their property, Runestad said.

The 15th District is presently represented by Sen. Mike Kowall, who cannot seek re-election due to term limits. The district includes Novi, South Lyon and Milford village and the townships of White Lake, Milford, Commerce, West Bloomfield, Lyon and Novi.

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