Chris Runion

Christopher Scott Runion
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded bySteve Landes
Constituency25th district (2020–2024)
35th district (2024–present)
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJennifer Runion
ResidenceRockingham County, Virginia
Websitehttps://www.chrisrunion.com/

Christopher Scott Runion[1] is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 35th district.

Biography

Runion grew up on a farm in the Shenandoah Valley. After graduating with an accounting degree from Virginia Tech, he married and moved to Bridgewater. Runion then earned a MBA from James Madison University.

Runion has served on various councils around the region[2] and has worked for several local Republican political campaigns.

Political career

2019

Runion launched his campaign for the 25th district in the 2019 election after incumbent Republican Steve Landes announced he would not run for reelection, instead running for the Clerk of Court for Augusta County.[3]

After winning the Republican primary,[4] Runion faced Democrat Jennifer Kitchen in the general election. Runion was elected with 58.1% of the vote.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings".
  2. ^ "About".
  3. ^ "Chris Runion enters 25th House of Delegates District GOP nomination race".
  4. ^ "Chris Runion wins 25th District GOP nomination".
  5. ^ "2019 November General". virginia.gov. November 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 21 Jun 2023.
  6. ^ "Runion defeats Kitchen and Allen in race for 25th District of Virginia House". 5 November 2019.


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