John Campbell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia | |
| In office December 7, 2005 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Cox |
| Succeeded by | Mimi Walters |
| Constituency | 48th district(2005–2013) 45th district(2013–2015) |
| Member of theCalifornia State Senate from the35th district | |
| In office December 6, 2004 – December 6, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Tom Harman |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the70th district | |
| In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Brewer |
| Succeeded by | Chuck DeVore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bayard Taylor Campbell III (1955-07-19)July 19, 1955 (age 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Catherine Campbell |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Southern California (MS) |
John Bayard Taylor Campbell III (born July 19, 1955) is an American politician who served as aU.S. representative fromCalifornia from 2005 to 2015. A member of theRepublican Party, he previously served in theCalifornia State Assembly (2000–2004) andCalifornia State Senate (2004–2005). In Congress, Campbell represented the state's48th congressional district for four terms and45th congressional district for one term. On June 27, 2013, he announced that he would not seek reelection in2014.[1]
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In 1985, Campbell becamePresident andCEO of Campbell Automotive Group. In 1990, he became president and CEO ofSaturn ofOrange County. Campbell becameChairman and CEO ofSaab of Orange County in 1999.
Elected to represent southern Orange County's 70th District in theCalifornia State Assembly in 2000, Campbell won 60% of the vote in a five-way race to replaceterm-limited AssemblywomanMarilyn Brewer. Campbell was reelected in 2002 with 67% of the vote.
In the 2004 race to replace the term-limitedRoss Johnson in the 35th State Senate District, Campbell won theRepublicanprimary with 61% of the vote against fellow AssemblymanKen Maddox, who received 30% of the vote. In thegeneral election, Campbell won with 64%. Then-GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger, a close ally of Campbell, endorsed him in the race.[2]
As a state Senator, Campbell served as Vice Chair of both the Business Professions andEconomic Development Committee and theLabor and Industrial Relations Committee. He was also a member of theBudget andFiscal Review Committee; theEnergy,Utilities, andCommunications Committee; theEnvironmental Quality Committee; and the Government Modernization, Efficiency, and Accountability Committee.
On June 17, 2009, Campbell signed on as a co-sponsor ofH.R. 1503, the bill introduced as a reaction toconspiracy theories which claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama is not a natural born U.S. citizen.[3] Campbell stated onHardball with Chris Matthews that he believed that Obama was a natural born U.S. citizen and that he believed the bill would end the conspiracy theories surrounding Obama's citizenship.
On July 13, 2006, Campbell was one of 33 Republican House members to vote against renewing theVoting Rights Act for 25 years, mostly out of his objections to the bilingual ballots that the VRA mandated, which he and his fellow Republicans called an "unfunded mandate".[4][5]
On December 15, 2010, Campbell was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing theUnited States military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban onopenly gay service members.[6][7]
In 2011, Campbell voted against theNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 as part of a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.[8]
He sponsored the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act which would make it easier for taxpayers to make donations to the federal government. In 2010 Campbell signed a pledge sponsored byAmericans for Prosperity promising to vote against any Global Warming legislation that would raise taxes.[9]
Campbell is a member of theCongressional Constitution Caucus.[10]
After CongressmanChristopher Cox resigned to become Chairman of theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Campbell became a candidate to replace Cox in the48th Congressional District special election, scheduled for October 4, 2005. Campbell received endorsements from most of the important Republican officials in the state but faced some criticism as his stance onillegal immigration was seen as being too lenient.[citation needed] He faced a strong third-party challenge fromAmerican Independent Party candidateJim Gilchrist. On October 4, Campbell garnered 46% of the vote, below the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. He facedDemocrat Steve Young,American IndependentJim Gilchrist,Libertarian Bruce D. Cohen andGreen Bea Tirtilli in the December 6 runoff, which he won with 44% of the vote. Campbell was sworn in on December 7.[citation needed]
Campbell was re-elected to his first full term in 2006 with 60% of the vote. In 2008 and 2010, he was re-elected with 56% and 60%, respectively, of the vote. In 2012, he was re-elected with 59% of the vote.[11]
In 2009, several watchdog groups claimed Campbell took $170,000 in campaign contributions from car dealers, and then introduced legislation exempting them from consumer protection laws.[12][13]
| California Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the California Assembly from the 70th district 2000–2004 | Succeeded by |
| California Senate | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the California Senate from the 35th district 2004–2005 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from California's 48th congressional district 2005–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 45th congressional district 2013–2015 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former US Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative | Succeeded byas Former US Representative |
