George Runner

George Runner
Member of the California State Board of Equalization
In office January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Sean Wallentine
Succeeded by	Ted Gaines
Constituency	1st District (2015–2019) 2nd District (2011–2015)
California State Senate Republican Caucus Chair
In office December 17, 2004 – July 31, 2009
Preceded by	Chuck Poochigian
Succeeded by	Bob Huff
Member of the California Senate from the 17th district
In office December 6, 2004 – December 21, 2010
Preceded by	Pete Knight
Succeeded by	Sharon Runner
Member of the California State Assembly from the 36th district
In office December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Preceded by	Pete Knight
Succeeded by	Sharon Runner
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-25) March 25, 1952 (age 72) Scotia, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sharon Yvonne Oden ​ ​ (m. 1973; died 2016)​
Children	Micah, Rebekah
Website	Official website

George C. Runner Jr. (born March 25, 1952) is an American politician from California who served on the California State Board of Equalization, the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. A Republican, he represented the Board's 2nd District from 2011 to 2015 and the renumbered 1st District from 2015 to 2019.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]