California State Senator – Sharon Runner Sharon Runner, a former Republican California State Senator, represented the 17th Senate District and continued to be a member of the California State Assembly where she represented the 36th district for three terms.  On Tuesday March 17th after being unopposed she will take Steve Knight’s place as California State Senator as Knight moves into ...

State Board of Equalization – Board Member George Runner George Runner, a conservative and member of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee  fought against tax increases and continues to support tax relief for families and businesses. Elected in November 2010, Runner has gained his reputation of the leading advocate for California taxpayers and continues to represent the State Board of ...

Assemblyman Tom Lackey First elected as councilmember for the City of Palmdale in 2005, Lackey has been a strong advocate for affordable taxes, public safety, education improvements and job growth through private sector economic development. Raised in the small high desert mining town of Boron, Lackey was active in the Boron High School student government in both junior high and ...

Bill Lucia, President & CEO of EdVoice Lucia has served as Executive Director of the State Board of Education and in a number of key staff positions within the California State Legislature, including Chief Consultant of the Assembly Education Committee, senior staff on the Budget and Appropriations Committees, and Chief of Staff and education consultant to the Chairman of the ...

Rob Lapsley, President of the California Business Roundtable Rob Lapsley was named President of the California Business Roundtable in 2011, a nonpartisan organization comprised of the senior executive leadership of the state’s major companies employing over half a million Californians. Previously, Rob served as VP and state political director for CalChamber; President of RCL Consultants and VP for Arnel Development, ...

Mac Taylor was appointed to the position of Legislative Analyst in October 2008, as the fifth person to serve in that capacity since the office was founded in 1941. Mac began his career with the office in 1978 and has served in various capacities: ➢Program Analyst. Mac worked in the tax area (primarily income-related taxes), authoring reports on state and ...

Will Kempton, Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission As Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission, Kempton reports to the 11-member commission, which is responsible for providing programming and funding of several billion dollars annually for highway and rail transportation projects in partnership with regional transportation agencies and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The commission also advises the ...

Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen Assemblymember Kristin Olsen was first elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010 and overwhelmingly re-elected to her third term in November 2014. She represents the 12th Assembly District, which encompasses parts of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties in California’s Central Valley.  She is the first mother of school-aged children to have served as Leader of ...

Senator Jim Beall Jim Beall brings a lifetime of experience and understanding in government efficiency, transportation, and human services to the State Senate. In three decades of public service – first as a San Jose City Councilman, then as a Santa Clara County Supervisor, and as an Assembly member — Beall has left his mark across Silicon Valley and at ...

H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director for External Affairs at the California Department of Finance H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director for External Affairs at the California Department of Finance, was appointed by Governor Brown in January 2011, and serves as a principal spokesman for the administration on budget and fiscal issues. Palmer served in the same position under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2003 ...