Sharon Runner

Sharon Runner
Runner in 2007
Member of the California State Senate
In office
March 19, 2015 – July 14, 2016
Preceded bySteve Knight
Succeeded byScott Wilk
Constituency21st district
In office
February 18, 2011 – December 3, 2012
Preceded byGeorge Runner
Succeeded byBill Monning (redistricted)
Constituency17th district
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 36th district
In office
December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Preceded byGeorge Runner
Succeeded bySteve Knight
Personal details
Born
Sharon Yvonne Oden

(1954-05-17)May 17, 1954
Los Angeles, California
DiedJuly 14, 2016(2016-07-14) (aged 62)
Lancaster, California
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1973⁠–⁠2016)
(her death)
Residence(s)Lancaster, California
Alma materAntelope Valley College
ProfessionBusinesswoman

Sharon Yvonne Runner (née Oden; May 17, 1954 – July 14, 2016) was an American politician. She was a Republican California State Senator, who represented the 21st Senate District at the time of her death, and previously represented the 17th Senate District from 2011 to 2012. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008, representing the 36th district. She was the wife of California State Board of Equalization Member George Runner. From 2004 to 2008, then-Senator George Runner and then-Assemblywoman Sharon Runner were the first husband and wife in California history to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature.[1]

  1. ^ "California Legislature Handbook 2007–2008" (PDF). California State Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2009.