# Chris Runion

Chris Runion is a Republican member of the Virginia House for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Virginia House, district 35
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bbb38d6c-3b3d-4ce8-bb2f-3d9346ff86f7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bbb38d6c-3b3d-4ce8-bb2f-3d9346ff86f7 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Runion reported $368.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 376 donors and 1,187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 95.7% (96.5%). 170 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 77. 79.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 68 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 402: Commending the veterans of the United States Armed Forces from Augusta County. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR402/
- HR 276: Commending the Mertz Career and Technical Center. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR276/
- HR 136: Commending the Middlebrook Ruritan Club. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR136/
- HR 135: Commending the Verona Volunteer Fire Company. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR135/
- HR 128: Commending the Highland County Fair. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR128/
- HR 127: Commending the Highland Telephone Cooperative. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR127/
- HB 1519: Chesapeake Bay Watershed; generated by point sources or nonpoint sources, sunset. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1519/
- HB 1358: Real property tax; special assessment on basis of use, notice requirements. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1358/
- HB 755: School Construction Program; use of grants, debt service. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB755/
- HB 757: App Store Accountability Act; civil penalties, civil action. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB757/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $368.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0321
- X: https://x.com/chrisrunionva
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisrunionforva
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisrunion1898
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-runion-698b024b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bbb38d6c-3b3d-4ce8-bb2f-3d9346ff86f7