Mike Lindell
Michael James Lindell[2] (born June 28, 1961), is an American inventor, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc.,[3][4][5] and is sometimes known as "the My Pillow guy".[6] He is known as a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump during his presidency and even was a close advisor to the president.
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| Born | Michael James Lindell 28 June 1961 (aged 64) Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Founder and CEO of My Pillow |
| Net worth | ~US$300 million (2018)[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | michaeljlindell |
In 2022, he announced his unsuccessful candidacy for Chairman of the Republican National Committee against Ronna Romney McDaniel for the 2023 election.[7]
In December 2025, Lindell announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2026 election.[8]
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Mike Lindell speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Lindell (standing) at his Cyber Symposium
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References
- ↑ Bond, Paul. Multimillionaire Trump Fan and Fox News Advertiser Jumps Into Film Financing. The Hollywood Reporter (November 21, 2018). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ My Pillow, Inc.Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ Wells, Jane (September 20, 2017). How this entrepreneur went from a crack addict to a self-made multimillionaire. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/20/how-mypillow-founder-went-from-crack-addict-to-self-made-millionaire.html. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Dean, Josh. The Preposterous Success Story of America's Pillow King. Bloomberg Businessweek (January 11, 2017)Bloomberg L.P.. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Betsy Klein. How the MyPillow guy became a midterm messenger. CNN (November 4, 2018). Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ↑ Martin, Jeffery (March 30, 2020). "'My Pillow' trends after MyPillow founder urges Americans to focus on religion during White House coronavirus briefing" (in en). Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/my-pillow-trends-after-mypillow-founder-urges-americans-focus-religion-during-white-house-1495165. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ Stockes, Frankie. Exclusive: Mike Lindell to Challenge Ronna Romney for RNC Chair (in en-US). National File (2022-11-24). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ MyPillow's Mike Lindell announces he's running for Minnesota governor as a Republican - CBS Minnesota (in en-US). www.cbsnews.com (2025-12-11). Retrieved 2025-12-11.
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