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David Campos
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 9
Assumed office
December 4, 2008
Appointed byGavin Newsom
MayorGavin Newsom
Ed Lee
Preceded byTom Ammiano
Personal details
Born (1970-09-28) September 28, 1970 (age 53)
Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
NationalityUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePhil Hwang
Residence(s)San Francisco, California
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteDavid Campos for State Assembly ImForCampos

David Campos (born September 28, 1970),[1] is an attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing San Francisco's District 9 (Bernal Heights, Portola, and the Inner Mission) since 2008. His reelection in 2012 made him one of only two LGBT San Francisco Supervisors.[2] As of 2014, Campos is seeking to represent the 17th District (eastern half of San Francisco) in the California State Assembly.[3] If elected, Campos will be the first Latino (Guatemalan-American) to represent San Francisco as a state legislator and would continue an 18-year tradition of LGBT officials representing the 17th Assembly District.[4]

Early life and career

David Campos was born in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.[5] At age 14, with his parents and two sisters, he fled the Guatemalan Civil War and emigrated to the United States.[6] Campos graduated at the top of his class at Jefferson High School in South Central Los Angeles, overcoming barriers such as learning English, attending an under-served high school, and the stigma and risk associated with being undocumented.[5] His academic accomplishments earned him scholarships and admissions to Stanford University, from which he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.[6] While attending Harvard Law School from 1993 to 1996, Campos became a permanent resident of the United States[6] and met his partner, Phil Hwang. They married in 2014.[7]

After three years of private law practice, Campos entered public service as Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco in 1999.[4] During his tenure he was chief attorney for San Francisco Unified School District overseeing its school desegregation program.[5] Campos was also appointed as a San Francisco Police Commissioner from 2005-2008.[4]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

In 2008, David Campos was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 9 (Bernal Heights, Portola, and the Inner Mission), succeeding current State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano.

Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Campos to the vacant supervisorial seat on December 4, 2008, one month before the other freshman supervisors elected in November 2008.[8] His predecessor, Ammiano, had resigned from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in early December to start his tenure at the California State Assembly.

San Francisco Sanctuary City Policy

In 1989, San Francisco passed the "City and County of Refuge" Ordinance (also known as the Sanctuary Ordinance) which prohibits City employees from helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration investigations or arrests unless such help is required by federal or state law or a warrant.[9]

In 2008, following the arrest of undocumented youth Edwin Ramos for a triple murder, Gavin Newsom amended the sanctuary city policy of San Francisco to allow the city to refer juvenile undocumented immigrants convicted of felonies to federal authorities for deportation.[10] San Francisco had also been referring such youth arrested but not yet tried in court to federal authorities.[11]

Supervisor Campos introduced legislation in August 2009 that sought to protect undocumented youth being held by San Francisco police from deportation and separation from their families. The legislation requires local authorities to wait for a criminal conviction before turning youth over to ICE.[1][11] In an editorial for the "San Francisco Chronicle", Campos stated that his proposal "strikes a balance between the former city policy that failed to report people who should have been reported, and the current one, which in essence violates the right of these young people to a hearing on the accusations against them and can ultimately tear them from the protection of their families" and that he believed "every person has the right to a hearing before being punished and is innocent until proven guilty."[12]

Free Muni for Youth

Supervisor Campos and local community activists including P.O.W.E.R. (People Organized to Win Employment Rights) and CCDC (Chinatown Community Development Center) are credited with providing free local public transportation to San Francisco youth.[13] San Francisco residents from low income communities were outraged after San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) decided to significantly reduce the use of yellow school buses for transporting students to and from school.[14] Campos argued, "in the midst of this affordability crisis, we know that low and moderate income families, youth, seniors and people with disabilities are struggling more than ever, and making public transportation affordable and accessible is one step towards alleviating some of the financial stress people are experiencing." [13]

On March 1, 2013, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority (SFMTA) launched the Free MUNI for Low Income Youth Pilot Program. The 16-month pilot program waived MUNI fares for low- and moderate-income youth residents of San Francisco between the ages of 5 and 18. To qualify for free passes, families must make less than the average income in the Bay Area, which the SFMTA puts at $82,400 for a family of two and $103,000 for a family of four.[15]

The SFMTA decided to renew the program in response to the pilot program’s success. According to preliminary data by the Office of the Mayor, Free Muni for Low Income Youth had a positive impact on San Francisco’s transportation network. In addition, Clipper card data showed 266,000 more rides by youth Muni riders in May 2013 than in May 2012. Approximately 45 percent of Free Muni for Low Income Youth participants plan to ride public transportation as an adult, while 70 percent would recommend Muni to their friends, according to the San Francisco Unified School District Student Survey results.[16]

This success has also inspired Google to contribute $6.8 million and support these efforts for two years.[16]

Creating reproductive health care buffer zone

Since it opened in 2011, the San Francisco Planned Parenthood had faced escalating harassment from anti-abortion activists who would intimidate, shout at and physically block patients, staff members and neighbors of the clinic.[17] Protesters were obscuring access to the clinics with large signs, and taking pictures and video of anyone entering the clinic. At that time abortions accounted for less than 2 percent of patient visits.[18]

On May 7, 2013, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Campos’ Health Care Access Buffer Zone legislation.[19] The legislation created a 25-foot harassment free buffer zone around all free-standing health clinics in the city. The penalty for encroaching the buffer zone is up to a $1,000 fine or three months in jail.[20] The ordinance also expands the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which makes it a federal offense to use physical force or intimidation to prevent a person from entering a reproductive health care facility.

Securing CleanPowerSF

In September 2012, San Francisco's supervisors voted 8-3 to approve Supervisor Campos’ CleanPowerSF legislation. CleanPowerSF will be a publicly owned clean energy program that will, for the first time in the city’s history, break the PG&E energy monopoly and give residents the opportunity to boost their use of power derived from renewable sources.[21] Ultimately, the plan will use the program’s revenue stream to help construct the city’s own renewable energy infrastructure, including wind and solar generators.[22] Supervisor Campos cited the importance of consumer choice in the city’s efforts to meet its environmental goals, saying, “this is truly about giving consumers in San Francisco a choice to say ‘we want to have clean energy.’” [22]

2014 Run for State Assembly

On August 1, 2013, Campos filed papers at San Francisco City Hall and announced his intentions for California State Assembly. He is seeking to serve the 17th District (eastern half of San Francisco) and succeed his mentor, Democrat Tom Ammiano, who has reached term limits. If elected, Campos will be the first Latino to represent San Francisco in the State Assembly.[4] His election would also extend a legacy of consecutive LGBT public officials serving San Francisco in the State Assembly, starting with Carole Migden (1996-2002) and continuing with Mark Leno (2002-2008), and Tom Ammiano (2008-2014).

Campos lost to David Chiu in the San Francisco primary on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, with 43% of the vote. Chiu won 48% of the vote and Republican candidate David Salaverry won 8.5%. The November election will be between Campos and Chiu.[23] The loss came after a tough election campaign in which a San Francisco Chronicle headline declared the spring election season to be "unusually mean" due to attack ads, mudslinging, and negative campaigning in races throughout the Bay Area, including mailers from the Campos campaign.[24]

During the 2014 campaign special interest groups brought up Campos' 2012 vote along with three other SF Supervisors reinstating San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to his job.[25][26] Mirkarimi was embroiled in a heated political battle because of a 2012 incident with his wife that resulted in charges of domestic abuse.[27] Mirkarimi later pled to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment which he said he agreed to keep his sidearm which he was required to have as part of his job.[28][29] He also noted the innuendo the media had used to shape the story in the absence of evidence. The special interest groups assert that Campos' support for the end of sanctions against the city's sheriff in some way suggests he might not see domestic violence as a serious issue.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bajko, Matthew S. (September 10, 2009). "Supervisor Campos has busy freshman year". The Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. ^ The other is Scott Wiener, who represents District 8 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
  3. ^ "David Campos for State Assembly". Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d SmartVoter.org (2014). "Full Biography for David Campos". League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Supervisor Campos - About". San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Tan, David. "David Campos – A Champion Through Education". Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  7. ^ Roberts, Chris (January 7, 2014). "Supervisor David Campos marries his longtime partner". (San Francisco) Examiner. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  8. ^ Lagos, Marisa (December 5, 2008). "Crowd cheers swearing in of Supervisor Campos". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  9. ^ "City & County of San Francisco Sanctuary Ordinance". City and County of San Francisco. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  10. ^ Van Derbeken, Jaxon (July 3, 2008). "S.F. mayor shifts policy on illegal offenders". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  11. ^ a b Lagos, Marisa; Coté, John (August 18, 2009). "New sanctuary proposal on protecting youths". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  12. ^ Campos, David (August 24, 2009). "Proposed sanctuary policy preserves rights". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Free Muni for Youth". 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  14. ^ Tello, Juana Teresa (April 17, 2012). "Free Muni for all youths". SFGate.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  15. ^ Palmer, Cobum (February 19, 2014). "Campos takes credit for Muni youth program". SFBay.ca. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Mayor Lee, Supervisors & SFMTA Announce $6.8 Million Gift from Google to Fund Free Muni for Low Income Youth". News Releases. San Francisco Office of the Mayor. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  17. ^ "San Francisco Considers Buffer Zones Near Reproductive Health Clinics". CBS Local SF Bay Area. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  18. ^ "San Francisco supe seeks anti-abortion protester buffer zones". San Jose Mercury News. March 19, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  19. ^ Smith, Christie (May 7, 2013). "San Francisco Supervisors Vote on Planned Parenthood "Buffer Zones"". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  20. ^ San Francisco Board of Supervisors (May 21, 2013). "Ordinance No. 88-13" (pdf). Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  21. ^ Halstead, Richard (April 23, 2014). "San Francisco mulls Marin Clean Energy, Assembly bill could limit expansion". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  22. ^ a b Sabatini, Joshua (September 19, 2012). "Supervisors approve CleanPowerSF despite opt-out clause worries". (San Francisco) Examiner. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  23. ^ Bay City News. "Chiu, Campos Face November Assembly Battle". SFBay.ca. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  24. ^ Diaz, John (31 May 2014). "The end of an unusually mean spring". SFGate.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  25. ^ Lagos, Marisa; John Coté (May 16, 2014). "Mirkarimi case rears its head in Campos-Chiu Assembly race". SFGate.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  26. ^ Knight, Heather; John Coté (December 31, 2012). "Ross Mirkarimi to keep job, supes decide". SFGate.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  27. ^ Richmond, Josh (January 13, 2012) "San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to face misdemeanor charges." San Jose Mercury News.
  28. ^ CBS News (January 20, 2012) "San Fran Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi ordered to stay away from wife, kid in domestic violence case". CBS News.
  29. ^ Gordon, Rachel (March 13, 2002). "SF Sheriff Mirkarimi Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2013-09-29. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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