George Runner
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| Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 1st District |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Betty Yee |
| Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 2nd District |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Sean Wallentine |
| Succeeded by | Fiona Ma |
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California State Senate Republican Caucus Chair |
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In office December 17, 2004 – July 31, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Poochigian |
| Succeeded by | Bob Huff |
| Member of the California Senate from the 17th district |
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In office December 6, 2004 – December 21, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Knight |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Runner |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 36th district |
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In office December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Knight |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Runner |
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March 25, 1952 Scotia, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Yvonne Oden (m. 1973–2016) (her death) |
| Children | Micah, Rebekah |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Official website |
George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25, 1952) is the Vice Chair of the California State Board of Equalization, the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. He is the Republican member representing the Board's 1st District.
From 2004 to 2010, he was a California State Senator representing the 17th Senate District, and was the Republican Caucus Chair (the Senate's second-highest Republican leadership post) from 2004 to 2009. From 1996 to 2002, he was a California State Assemblyman representing the 36th Assembly District, which at the time consisted of portions of Los Angeles County.
Born in Scotia, New York, Runner moved with his family to Lancaster, California as a young child. After attending local public schools in Lancaster, Runner earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of Redlands and a graduate certificate in Management from Azusa Pacific University.
With his wife Sharon, George Runner founded the Desert Christian Schools.
"We wanted a school for not only everyone else's children, but for our own children, where we knew they were going to hear about God in an exciting way; a place where their faith was not just some parallel subject matter, but was integrated effectively throughout history, math, science and English."
In 1992, Runner was elected to the Lancaster City Council. He served as Lancaster's Vice Mayor from 1994–95 and as Mayor of Lancaster from 1995 to 1996. During his mayoral term, the California Business Journal named Lancaster the number one mid-size city with which to do business.
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