He has his sights set on the Assembly Transportation Committee. For too long, cities like Lancaster, Palmdale and Santa Clarita have been giving away money to other places. The state will need to share with the federal government in the funding of Highway 126, and I intend to protect the priority of the transportation allocations for our district. Crime issues cross the great Antelope-Santa Clarita Valley divide, too. We have a bigger problem with methamphetamine labs than you do, but it's a problem that needs to be solved wherever you live.
Runner notes that under current law, methamphetamine possession is a misdemeanor.
He plans to introduce legislation to make it a felony. I have a great desire to see it carry the same penalty as cocaine possession. A lot of the child abuse situations we see up here are a result of methamphetamine use. Runner also wouldn't mind taking his turn on the Assembly Education Committee. As the director of a private Christian school and a supporter of school vouchers, he would bring a somewhat different perspective to the table.