[calcowgirl]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20041104-1128-ca-financedirector.html
Governor names ex-Congressman Tom Campbell finance director
By Tom Chorneau
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Bay Area congressman Tom Campbell, left, smiles during a Capitol news conference where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his appointment as the new Finance Director, Thursday.

SACRAMENTO – Tom Campbell, a former Bay Area congressman and dean of the business school at the University of California, Berkeley, was named Thursday as state director of finance by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Campbell, who also served a term in the state senator in the mid-1990s, is considered a good fit with the moderate Schwarzenegger, although both told reporters at a Capitol press conference they have no plans to raise taxes to solve the state's fiscal problems.

"My advise to the governor is not to have any tax increase," Campbell said. "That's what will drive businesses out of our state. I want businesses to come back to our state."

Besides holding a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, Campbell has a law degree from Harvard. He was named dean of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in 2002 after losing a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2000 against Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Campbell has also been counseling Schwarzenegger on fiscal policies as a member of Schwarzenegger's Council of Economic Advisers.

[ElkGroveDan]

This guy is so bad. As a member of the House, he refused to vote for Gingrich in the closest vote we've had since taking over.

He is from the Jeffords wing of the RINO party. I hate to see his political corpse being resurrected again.

[calcowgirl]

Ping!

[Carry_Okie]

I know Tom personally. He is a man of high integrity and intelligence, although I disagree with him on a number of issues.

This is a good appointment.

[tubebender]

Who was on the list beside Campbell...