Christopher Scott Runion is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

, representing the 25th district.

Biography

Runion grew up on a farm in the

Shenandoah Valley The Shenandoah Valley () is a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge- ...

. After graduating with an accounting degree from

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

, he married and moved to Bridgewater. Runion then earned a MBA from James Madison University. Runion has served on various councils around the region 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 Richard Steven Landes (born November 15, 1959) is an American politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 to 2020, representing the 25th district in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including parts of Albemarle, Augusta and Rock ...

announced he would not run for reelection, instead running for the Clerk of Court for

Augusta County Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. Its county ...

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

References

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