Biography
Jim Haadsma is the Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives, District 44, in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against incumbent Republican Steve Frisbie. He previously served in the Michigan House from 2019 to 2025.[1]
Jim Haadsma won the Michigan House of Representatives District 62 seat in the November 2018 general election, defeating Republican Dave Morgan, and won re-election in District 62 in 2020.[1] He was re-elected in 2022 in the redrawn District 44, again defeating Morgan, and left office on January 1, 2025.[1]
In a 2020 Ballotpedia survey, Haadsma described himself as a native of Muskegon who has lived in Battle Creek since 1994 and as a lawyer specializing in labor relations and workers' compensation.[2] He said he had served four terms on the Calhoun County Board before running for the legislature.[2] In the same survey he listed job creation, public school funding and expanding Medicaid coverage as his policy priorities.[2]
- 1.Jim Haadsma · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Jim Haadsma - Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Michigan House District 44
Jim Haadsma is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan House District 44 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.