MyPillow CEO Trades Foam Dreams for Governor Schemes in Minnesota
KEY POINTS
- •Mike Lindell, MyPillow founder since 2004, is stepping down as CEO to focus on his Minnesota governor campaign.
- •James Furlong, MyPillow’s president from 2004 to 2019, takes over as CEO while Lindell remains a minority owner and board member.
- •Lindell’s political history includes spending millions fighting 2020 election results and settling a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems.
After 22 years of molding foam pillows and questionable election claims, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is officially passing the fluff baton. On August 6, 2024, Lindell announced on Facebook—probably from a new pillow throne—that he’s stepping down as CEO to chase the Minnesota governor’s seat, leaving his cherished minority stake behind. Joining the Sleep-Foam-to-Politics saga, former president James Furlong, MyPillow's 2004 to 2019 commander-in-chief, takes over. Lindell’s memoir reveals his dad-son pillow-stuffing startup days, where foam filling was hand-crafted like medieval torture devices. After sinking millions into widely debunked 2020 voter fraud claims and losing a billion-dollar lawsuit to Dominion (now Liberty Vote), Lindell aims to apply his unique brand of business philosophy to running a state instead of just trading infomercial afternoons for courtroom drama.
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(1 of 3)Mike Lindell is stepping down as CEO to run Minnesota because running out of people who’ll buy fancy foam apparently means running for office is the next logical pillow fight.
Selling pillows wasn’t edgy enough, so Lindell’s swapping foam for fights in the governor’s office—politics just got a lot fluffier.
Mike Lindell's political career is just his biggest infomercial yet: free election drama included with every bet on voter fraud.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/5/2026 | Author: Cheryl Teh
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