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  Campbell, Bill
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NameBill Campbell
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Villa Park, California , United States
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Born April 08, 1942
Died Still Living (82 years)
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Apr 08, 2021 09:35pm
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InfoWilliam James "Bill" Campbell

Bill Campbell was first elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Third District, in January 2003 with an overwhelming margin of victory, nearly 75 percent of the vote. After serving the remainder of a vacated term, he was elected to his first, full term in March 2004. The Third District includes the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda, as well as the unincorporated areas of North Tustin, Orange Park Acres and Orange County’s canyon communities.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pico Rivera, Supervisor Campbell is a proud southern Californian. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Loyola Marymount University, and he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.

Supervisor Campbell is a member of the Orange County chapter of Legatus, a Catholic organization for business professionals. He is a former member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, where he served on the International Board of Directors. He is also a member of the alumni associations of both of his almae matres and has served on the Board of Directors of the Loyola Alumni Association.

Supervisor Campbell served in the California Legislature as an Assembly Member from 1996 to 2002. Representing California’s 71st District, which included Anaheim, Irvine, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Orange, Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park, Campbell served as Assembly Minority Leader, Vice Chairman of the prestigious Committee on Appropriations and was a member of the Banking and Finance Committee, the Education Committee, and the Utilities and Commerce Committee.

Over the course of his tenure in the Assembly, 32 of then-Assemblyman Campbell’s bills were signed into law. These included the Children’s Internet Protection Act, a $400,000 grant for the Trabuco Canyon Bike Trail in Southern Orange County, and the Manufacturers’ Investment Tax Credit. Campbell was also instrumental in the passage of legislation that funded the statewide effort to eradicate California’s red imported fire ant infestation.

Supervisor Campbell was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors by his colleagues in January 2005. In addition to his duties at the County’s Hall of Administration, he is Chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority and serves as a member of the following agencies: the Audit Oversight Committee, the Children’s Services Coordination Committee, the Emergency Management Council, the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority , the Library Advisory Board, the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission, the MCAS El Toro Local Redevelopment Authority, the Orange County Operational Area Executive Board, the Orange County Council of Governments, the Orange County Housing Authority, the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency, the South Orange County Public Financing Authority, and both the San Joaquin and Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor agencies. Additionally, he is an alternate member of the Film Commission and the Orange County Fire Authority.

Supervisor Campbell and his wife, Mary, reside in Villa Park, where they have lived for over 25 years. They have three grown sons, Patrick, Chris and Brian, and one granddaughter.

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  06/03/2008 Orange County Supervisor - District 3 Won 79.65% (+59.29%)
  03/03/2004 Orange County Supervisor - District 3 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/28/2003 Orange County Supervisor - District 3 - Special Election Won 74.63% (+61.27%)
  11/07/2000 CA State Assembly 71 Won 66.45% (+37.87%)
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