Michael H. Ranzenhofer (born August 15, 1954)[1][2] is an American politician from the state of New York.

From 2009 until 2020, Ranzenhofer was a Republican member of the New York State Senate from the 61st district.

He reportedly considered a race for Justice of the New York State Supreme Court during his tenure in the County Legislature.

[citation needed] Ranzenhofer was first elected to the State Senate on November 4, 2008.

[7] In 2014, Ranzenhofer appeared on The Daily Show to talk about yogurt legislation in New York State, which the host called "absurd".