James L. Brulte (born April 13, 1956) is an American politician and former chairman of the California Republican Party, having served from March 3, 2013 to February 24, 2019.

Brulte served in the California Air National Guard and was chosen as "Outstanding Airman of the Year" for the United States and its territories.

[2] When term limits forced Brulte out of the Assembly, voters elected him to the State Senate in 1996 with 58% of the vote.

Coincidentally, Brulte was born in Glen Cove, New York as was his predecessor, Tom Del Beccaro.

Although out of office for almost two decades, in 2022 Brulte partnered with former California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to bring the medical community and the legal community together to craft a legislative solution to end the decades long medical malpractice wars.