Jim Meffert (born 1967) is an American politician and a Senior Consultant at Tecker International, LLC.

He also worked to ensure that access to burn care and reconstructive surgery was included in the Clinton Health Plan proposals.

[7] Meffert has also chaired the Minnesota Children's Platform Coalition, a statewide network of child advocacy and related organizations.

On December 1, 2009, Meffert entered the campaign to challenge Representative Erik Paulsen in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district.

[11] Meffert won the DFL endorsement in April 2010, edging out forensic psychiatrist Maureen Hackett.

Meffert responded to the attack, saying "It's the kind of thing that makes people cynical about politics and politicians.