Tom Campbell (California politician)

Tom Campbell
Campbell in 2013
Dean of the Chapman University School of Law
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byJohn Eastman
Succeeded byMatthew Parlow
Director of the California Department of Finance
In office
December 1, 2004 – November 10, 2005
GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded byDonna Arduin
Succeeded byMichael Genest
Dean of the Haas School of Business
In office
2002–2008
Preceded byLaura Tyson
Succeeded byRichard Lyons
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
December 12, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byNorman Mineta
Succeeded byMike Honda
Constituency15th district
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byErnie Konnyu
Succeeded byTom Lantos
Constituency12th district
Member of the California Senate
from the 11th district
In office
November 11, 1993 – December 12, 1995
Preceded byBecky Morgan
Succeeded byByron Sher
Personal details
Born
Thomas John Campbell

(1952-08-14) August 14, 1952 (age 72)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyCommon Sense (2020–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Republican (1980–2016)
Independent (2016–2020)
Spouse
Susanne Martin
(m. 1978)
RelativesWilliam Joseph Campbell (Father)
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA, MA, PhD)
Harvard University (JD)

Thomas John Campbell (born August 14, 1952) is an American academic, educator, and politician. He is a professor of law at the Dale E. Fowler School of Law, and a professor of economics at the George Argyros School of Business and Economics, at Chapman University, in Orange, California.

He was Dean of Chapman University School of Law from 2011 to 2016, Director of Finance for the State of California from 2004 to 2005, a former five-term Republican United States Congressman from California's 12th and 15th districts, a former member of the California State Senate, a former professor at Stanford Law School, former dean of the Haas School of Business, and former professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley.

In 2000 he retired from his House seat to run for the U.S. Senate but lost decisively to incumbent Dianne Feinstein. On June 8, 2010, he lost his third bid for the United States Senate, campaigning once again for the seat held by Democrat Barbara Boxer but losing the Republican nomination to Carly Fiorina.

Campbell is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[2]

  1. ^ Campbell, Tom (August 22, 2020). "California needs a party that stands for common sense: Tom Campbell". Orange County Register. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "ReFormers Caucus". Issue One. Retrieved May 27, 2017.