from his website.
Posted on 01/02/2003 5:11:27 PM PST by ZGuy
John Campbell just announced live on the Hugh Hewitt Show his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat now filled by Barbara Boxer!
His Bio :
Assemblyman John Campbell is a fourth generation Californian. Born in Los Angeles, Campbell has lived in Irvine for over 24 years. He is an accomplished businessman and has a record of success in the state legislature.
For the past 24 years, Campbell has worked in the automotive industry in Orange County. He spent a majority of his career representing several automobile franchises including Nissan, Mazda, Ford, Saturn and most recently Saab. Campbell is also a Certified Public Accountant who, prior to his automotive career, was a tax accountant with Ernest & Young in Los Angeles.
During his first year in office, Assemblyman Campbell established himself as a legislative leader. Campbell advocated solutions to the 2001 energy crisis that balanced environmental and economic concerns. He partnered with Democrats to pass crucial pro-consumer legislation that limited unsolicited phone calls. He helped spearhead efforts to conform California tax law to federal tax reforms that enable Californians to save additional money for retirement and education.
In recognition of his leadership, he was appointed to the esteemed role of Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. John also serves on the Utilities and Commerce Committee and the Insurance Committee. It is because of his work in these areas that he had the honor of being the first freshmen legislator to receive the California Small Business Association/Roundtable Legislator of the Year Recognition.
John successfully advocated for community priorities, as well. He won legislative victories relating to the clean up of the Newport Upper Bay, coastal zone open space, and Corona Del Mar?s Vision 2004 project. The Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot placed him in its top 5 most influential community members in 2002.
Before being elected to the State Assembly in 2000, Campbell served on the board of directors of numerous professional and community groups and associations. He is currently a member of the Young Presidents? Organization and is a recent recipient of their Legacy Award. He is also a member of the National Republican Legislators Association and was their 2001 Freshman Legislator of the Year. John is also a member of Irvine Presbyterian Church where he sings in the choir.
Assemblyman Campbell continues a family tradition of public service. His great-grandfather, Alex Campbell, was elected to the California State Assembly in 1860 as part of Abraham Lincoln?s Republican ticket. Both his father and grandfather worked in the newspaper business, the latter as managing editor of the Los Angeles Herald.
Assemblyman Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California in Los Angeles and a Masters Degree in business taxation from the University of Southern California. John and his wife, Catherine, have been married for over 23 years and have two sons, Taylor and Logan, who both attend public schools.
Assemblyman John Campbell represents Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Newport Beach and Tustin.
GO JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leni
Whats his position on abortion?
Whats his position on illegal immigration?
from his website.
Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.metro From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Candidates for Senate Hold Final Rallies Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 06:47:12 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Candidates for Senate Hold Final Rallies Publication Date: Tuesday November 3, 1992 BYLINE: TRACY WILKINSON DEAN E. MURPHY California's historic dual Senate campaign ended Monday with Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer pledging to work as "a team for change," while Republicans John Seymour and Bruce Herschensohn stumped traditional GOP strongholds. The votes of more than 11 million Californians--1.1 million more than in the last presidential election in 1988--are expected to be cast, many at 25,914 polling places across the state today, officials predicted. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The weather was expected to encourage a high turnout, with forecasters predicting a warm Election Day, sunny and dry throughout California. Feinstein, strongly favored over opponent Seymour, and Boxer, locked in a tight race with conservative television commentator Herschensohn, flew from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo to San Francisco in a final, election eve push for votes. Seymour and Herschensohn, in a departure from customary GOP togetherness, campaigned separately. "I truly believe that the people of this state will lead the movement: The status quo must go!" Feinstein said in a boisterous pep rally in West Hollywood meant, in part, to promote the election of two women senators. "The people in this state want a team for change." Seymour, campaigning in Rancho Cucamonga, countered: "I think what Californians are really concerned about in this election are jobs and the future," he said, insisting his campaign still hoped for an upset. In addition to the presidential and U.S. Senate races, Californians will elect 52 members of Congress and 100 members of the state Legislature--all 80 members of the Assembly and half of the 40 state senators. Democrat Bill Clinton is expected to win the state's 54 electoral votes, but partisan battles for control of the Assembly and the congressional delegation were being waged up until the last minute. The ballot also includes 13 statewide propositions, including controversial right-to-die, health insurance, welfare cuts, budget powers, and congressional term limits initiatives. It is the first time in the state's history that both Senate seats are on the same ballot. Feinstein, the former mayor of San Francisco, and Seymour, the appointed incumbent, are competing to fill the last two years of the term vacated by Pete Wilson when he became governor. Boxer and Herschensohn are vying for the six-year seat held by retiring Sen. Alan Cranston. Their tight race continued to attract the most attention. Appearing tired but determined, Herschensohn attended an early morning airport rally in El Centro before flying to San Diego for a luncheon speech before the City Club. He discussed his flat-tax proposal and warned a group of Huntington Beach students that the nation's huge deficit is tantamount to stealing from future generations. "My generation has stolen from you and your kids, when you have them," he told an auditorium of about 150 students. "I am sorry because it is a dirty trick. . . . We have become, by law, common thieves. We have been signing your name on credit cards." At the San Diego luncheon, Herschensohn again faced questions about the disclosure Friday that he visited a nude dance club and buys adult magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse. A woman in the audience, who described herself only as a life-long Republican, asked Herschensohn how he could reconcile such behavior with his strong support from the religious right. "I believe in people having the right to do what they want," Herschensohn said. "My protest has been against the National Endowment for the Arts because people aren't doing what they want. What if you don't want to finance pornography?" Asked by the woman if he considers Playboy and Penthouse to be pornographic, Herschensohn said he did not know. "It depends on the edition of Playboy or Penthouse," he said. "I mean, I just don't want to say that with absolute certainty. I don't know. It depends on what you're looking for. Nor do I want to get into a discussion of it." Later, at a news conference, Herschensohn, who has embraced the GOP "family values" platform, appeared to acknowledge that some of his views do not jibe with the philosophy and tenets of the religious right, which has helped to raise money for his candidacy. He said that as long as adult magazines are kept out of children's hands, and as long as localities are allowed to control the distribution, then he would have to disagree with those who would ban Playboy, Penthouse and similar publications. "I don't believe in censorship," he said. "I believe very much in ensuring children don't get a hold of these things. But when you are old enough, when you are an adult, you should be able to make your own decisions." On Sunday, Herschensohn had defended his decision to patronize the Seventh Veil nude club in Hollywood with his Bob Mulholland, a top-ranking state Democratic Party official who was suspended for acting without party authorization. Boxer has denied having anything to do with making the disclosure, and she was forced to do so again Monday when questioned by reporters. "His private life is his private life," she said. "I want to talk about his public life, his positions." Boxer, joining Feinstein at the West Hollywood rally and on the fly-around to Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and San Francisco, said the "clear difference" between her liberal views and Herschensohn's conservative views opposing abortion and favoring off-shore oil drilling should be the basis upon which voters cast their ballots. In urging supporters to get out the vote, Boxer said she would end the era of "right-wing politics--where ideology blocks progress." "We can go back to the days of darkness with Bruce Herschensohn," she said, as the crowd interrupted her with shouts of "Never!" . . . "Or do we want a fighter for the people? We have a clear choice between a fighter and a teammate for Dianne, or an extremist who is out of touch with California." With Boxer's once commanding lead eroded to nearly nothing in several polls, Feinstein and Democratic Party officials were eager to extend some coattails to the Marin County congresswoman. Team was the catchword of the day, and Feinstein referred to herself and Boxer as the "new Cagney and Lacey." Given a 14-point lead over Seymour in last week's Field Poll, Feinstein positively beamed with confidence. At the West Hollywood appearance, she joked with Boxer and seemed to relish the chants of "Dianne! Dianne!" that filled a crowded campaign headquarters on Santa Monica Boulevard. She urged followers to elect "a team that will give us an economic growth strategy, an invest-in-America plan, pass a freedom of choice act and pass unpaid medical family leave." Later, at San Francisco's Delancey Street, Feinstein reflected on the last four years of traveling the campaign trail, from her grueling but unsuccessful bid for the governor's office in 1990 to the eve of what she hoped was victory. "For me this is a cumulation of four years, if you can believe it, on the campaign trail," she told a wildly cheering crowd of supporters. "Visiting every one of our 58 counties. Seeing in Technicolor the California dream, seeing where it's holding together and seeing where it's falling apart. "And let me tell you, there is no issue in this campaign as profound as the No. 1 family value of this country--a job." Seymour, meanwhile, was hopscotching from the Inland Empire to San Jose, San Diego and finally home turf in Orange County. He spoke to supporters at an aerospace factory in Rancho Cucamonga, and told reporters his campaign was "still looking for an upset." "The voters of California are very independent people," Seymour said, discounting the expectation that a big victory for Bill Clinton will help Democratic Senate candidates. "They vote for the candidate based on where they stand on the issues. That's what they'll do tomorrow." Speaking to factory workers, Seymour said: "You have a clear choice tomorrow when you go to the polls. . . . One answer for the future is more government in our lives, more government direction, more taxes, more federal mandates and more programs. Or, if you support John Seymour and vote for John Seymour, what you are going to get, I promise you, is less taxes, less government in your face and in your lives." Times staff writers Bill Stall, Douglas P. Shuit and Richard C. Paddock contributed to this report. RELATED STORIES: A3, B1 This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. 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