George Runner
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George Runner (b. 1952) is a Republican member of the California State Senate, a position to which he was first elected in November 2004. Runner represents California's 17th Senate District.
Senator Runner was re-elected to the 17th Senate Seat in November 2008. His term ends in 2012 and he will not be able to run for re-election because of California's term limits.
Prior to his election to the state senate, Runner was a member of the California State Assembly from 1998-2002 and a mayor and city council representative in Lancaster, California.
Runner earned a B.S. from the University of Redlands in 1991 and a graduate certificate in management from Azua Pacific University.
Policy positions
Runner is a sponsor of a potential 2010 ballot proposition, the California Photo ID to Vote Initiative (2010). In October 2009, he filed a lawsuit against the office of the California Attorney General, alleging that the ballot title written by that office for the "Photo ID to Vote" measure that would require people to show a picture ID before they could vote is misleading.[1]
Committee assignments
Runner serves on these standing Senate committees:
- Banking, Finance and Insurance (Vice Chair).[2]
- Environmental Quality[3]
- Appropriations[4]
- Revenue and Taxation[5]
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Human Services
17th district profile
The 17th District includes California's Antelope Valley, most of the Victor Valley, and parts of the High Desert, Santa Clarita, the northern San Fernando Valley and northern Ventura County.
The 17th includes portions of three counties, as well as a handful of voters from a fourth, Kern County. Most of the district's population lives in Los Angeles County, primarily in Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita, and Los Angeles. The Los Angeles city portion of the 17th district includes the neighborhoods of Chatsworth, Grenada Hills, Northridge, Sunland, Sun Valley, and Tujunga.
In San Bernardino County, the district covers Apple Valley, Hesperia, Mountain View, Victorville and Wrightwood.
The northern part of Ventura County is in the 17th, including the cities of Santa Maria, Fillmore and Piru.[6]
See also
External links
- Official website of State Senator George Runner
- Biographical profile of George Runner on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 1998 (Assembly), 2000 (Assembly), 2004 (senate), 2006 and 2008 (senate)
References
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Sen. Runner sues Brown over photo ID ballot measure summary", October 21, 2009
- ↑ Senate standing committee on Banking, Finance and Insurance
- ↑ Senate Environmental Quality committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Appropriations committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation
- ↑ Overview of Senate District 17
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