SACRAMENTO – Senator Sharon Runner (R-Lancaster) was sworn in Thursday to represent the 21st Senate District in the California State Senate.
The oath of office was administered by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon during a small ceremony in the Senate chamber. Runner was surrounded by friends and family including her husband, Board of Equalization Vice Chair George Runner.
“Having previously represented the communities of the 21st District in the California State Assembly and Senate, I am confident in my ability to be an effective voice for my constituents in Sacramento,” Sharon Runner stated in a news release. “I am humbled by the faith they have placed in me.”
Runner said her priorities in the Senate will focus on creating jobs, protecting taxpayers, and ensuring that public safety remains a top priority of government.
“I plan to hit the ground running and work hard towards the goals I have set forth,” Runner stated. ”I know the needs of the community and I am blessed by this opportunity to once again serve in the Legislature.”
Sharon Runner was the only candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in a special election March 17 to replace Steve Knight after he was elected to Congress.
California’s 21st Senate District includes the desert communities of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties as well as the City of Santa Clarita.
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moll flanders says
You read it right here Mayor Ledford. A commenter said “the Republicans in the Antelope Valley better get while the getting is good.”
William says
@moll flanders
Did you notice that that commenter left Mayor James Ledford’s name off that list?
Of course not.
I’ve had discussions with Mayor Ledford about the ‘good ol’ boys’ in the Antelope Valley. They don’t like him much.
I guess because he has integrity and isn’t like those other republicans.
And, most importantly, he’s not one of the local republicans who are in it for themselves. Maybe that’s why they don’t care for him.
Anyway, unlike Lancaster, Palmdale’s mayoral office is ‘non-denominational’*.
*sarcasm alert
Mr. Mister says
“I am humbled by the faith they have placed in me.”
Wow. I guess when you’re the only one on the ballot where one vote will elect you, your constituency sure does faith in you. What a feat. I guess another round of misrepresentation, acceptance of lavish gifts, and misuse of our tax dollars are amongst us once again. Woo-hoo!
William says
@Mr. Mister
The republicans in the Antelope Valley better get while the getting is good.
If a Cal State university ever comes to the Antelope Valley, do you think young college students will vote for the likes of the Runners, Knight, Lackey, etc.?
At a town hall meeting a few years ago, Steve Knight answered a question from a right wing woman who must have been a Fox ‘news’ fan. She wanted to know about ‘voter fraud’.
Knight agreed that it was a problem and opposed funding for polling places on California’s state universities because “They can’t handle the crowds.” If you buy that, you’ll buy any GOP nonsense.
The GOP was gearing up to pass all those voter suppression laws in as many red states as they could. Many were ruled unconstitutional……written by the party that always yaps about the Constitution.
Why does the GOP hate American citizens who want to vote if they are young, old, poor, a minority, etc.? Why does it want to place obstacles in their way making it more burdensome to vote?
And, no. There isn’t widespread voter fraud. It is infinitesimal despite what the GOP keeps yapping about. In several states, where they tried to pass laws to eliminate voter fraud, they researched the number of convictions and came up empty.
Bman says
You are an idiot with all this voter suppression bs. It’s real simple, show up with your state ID and you get to vote. If that is too complicated for you to handle then your dumb @$$ has no business voting to begin with.
William says
@Bman
Do you know the difference between ‘voter suppression’ and
‘voter ID’?
Tim Scott says
Why do you think it is that polling places should only accept ID cards that you have to pay a fee to get rather than ID cards that are issued for free to students? Got any reasoning behind that other than “well, students don’t vote for Republicans”?