98th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Representative Joe Runions

Representative
Joe Runions

District 037
Democrat

Elected:2012 
Years Served:8 
Hometown:Grandview
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Capitol Address

Address:MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 109-B
Jefferson City MO 65101 
Phone:573-751-0238 
E-Mail:Joe.Runions@house.mo.gov 

Biography

Rep. Joe Runions Jr., a Democrat, represents Jackson and Cass Counties (District 37) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2012.

Rep. Runions was an electrician for 42 years and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 124. He is a former president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a former Grand Knight and current member of the O’Hara Council of the Knights of Columbus. He served on the Grandview City Council for seven years and was an advisor for the Kansas City Port Authority. Rep. Runions has been a member of the Grandview Planning Commission, the National League of Cities and the Jackson County Democratic Committee. He is a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church.

Rep. Runions was born on November 6, 1940 in Kansas City, Mo. He graduated from Ruskin High School in 1958. He currently resides in Grandview with his wife, Janice. They have two children and two grandchildren.