Runner Earns Endorsement from California’s Number One Taxpayer Watchdog Organization

Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association calls George Runner a ‘great
advocate for taxpayers’

SACRAMENTO – Taxpayer advocate and Senator George Runner (RAntelope
Valley) today announced he has earned the enviable endorsement of
the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association for his Board of Equalization bid.

“For well over a decade, George Runner has been a great advocate for taxpayers
in both the Assembly and State Senate,” said Howard Jarvis Taxpayer
Association President Jon Coupal.

“Not only has he received the highest marks on our report card, his knowledge of
the state budget and tax policy makes him the ideal candidate for a seat on the
California Board of Equalization.”

Senator Runner is running for BOE District 2, the largest of four districts that
comprise Californiaʼs statewide tax board. The district encompasses all or
portions of 34 counties that span from the California-Oregon border to San
Bernardino County.

“I am honored to have earned the support and confidence of Howard Jarvis
Taxpayersʼ Association, Californiaʼs pre-eminent taxpayersʼ watchdog
organization,” Runner said.

George Runner currently represents a large southern portion of BOE District 2 in
the State Senate. He authored the successful Amber Alert system and Jessicaʼs
Law in 2006. He resides in Lancaster with his wife, former Assemblywoman
Sharon Runner.