Nora Campos

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American politician from California

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Field	Value
name	Nora Campos
image	Nora Campos.jpg
office	Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly
term_start	2013
term_end	2014
predecessor	Fiona Ma
successor	Kevin Mullin
state_assembly2	California
district2	27th
term_start2	December 6, 2010
term_end2	November 30, 2016
predecessor2	Joe Coto
successor2	Ash Kalra
prior_term2	23rd district (2010–2012)
office3	Member of the San Jose City Council from the 5th District
term_start3	March 13, 2001
term_end3	December 6, 2010
predecessor3	Manny Diaz
successor3	Xavier Campos
birth_date
birth_place	San Jose, California, U.S.
party	Democratic
spouse	Neil Struthers
children	One
occupation	Politician
education	San Francisco State University
website	noracamposforsenate.com/
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Nora Campos (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician from California. Campos formerly served as a California State Assemblymember and was the Speaker pro tempore during her tenure. In 2020, she was unsuccessful in her campaign for the California's 15th State Senate district. She served on the San Jose City Council representing District 5 (2001-2010). She was unsuccessful in her campaign for the same seat in 2022. Prior to taking elected office she worked for a San Jose City Councilmember.

Early life and education

Nora Campos was raised in the Cassell neighborhood in East San Jose. She marched with Cesar E. Chavez and cites her early experience with the Farm Worker Movement as an influence on her decision to enter public service as an adult.

Campos graduated from William C. Overfelt High School in 1983 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University.

San Jose City Council

Campos was elected to represent District 5, representing East San Jose on the San Jose City Council in a special election in March 2001 and served for ten years, winning re-election twice. Campos was elected following the election of Ron Gonzales, the first Latino mayor of San Jose. As a Councilmember, Campos focused on improving opportunities for youth as a counter to gang activities and looked to improve the wages of the working class in San Jose through enforcement of labor laws. "Panel discussion organized by City Councilwoman Nora Campos to discuss statistics from the National League of Cities on wealth, which indicate a persistent gap between 'haves' and 'have-nots'", SJSU News Archive, October 25, 2004. She formerly served on the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and was a member of the Latino Caucus of the League of California Cities.

California State Assembly

In June 2009, Campos announced her candidacy for the 23rd California State Assembly District. She was elected on November 10, 2010, with 75% of the vote, succeeding term-limited Democrat Joe Coto.Francine Kiefer "California's Latino voters helped turn state blue. Will others catch the wave?", The Christian Science Monitor, November 1, 2019.Michelle Gilchrist. ["California Legislature shifts but remains largely male, white", [San Diego Union-Tribune], January 12, 2017. In August 2012, she was appointed speaker pro tempore in the Assembly.

As an assemblywoman, Campos prioritized policies surrounding civil rights. She sponsored a bill that resolved for the federal government to "immediately halt cases it is pursuing against unrepresented immigrant children until lawyers are made available to represent them."CA SJR28 Immigrant children: legal representation (2016) In a disappointing turn during the 2015 session, Democratic Governor Brown vetoed Campos' AB 1017, a bill that would have barred employers from using previous salary information to justify paying women less than their male co-workers. The bill was one of two vetoed by Governor Brown that day that targeted gender equity, the other was by fellow Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez and addressed gender parity in workers' compensation. In 2016, Campos authored AB 2393 which improved parental leave for all California K-14 employees. It was enrolled into law when Governor Brown signed.

While a State Assemblymember, Campos was chair of the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, and of the Status of Girls and Women of Color Committee. Her committee assignments included Budget Committee, the Business and Professions Committee, the Campus Climate Committee, the Governmental Organization Committee, the Health Committee, the Legislative Budget Committee, the Women in the Workplace Committee, the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, the Local Government Committee, and the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.

California State Senate Candidacy

In 2016, termed out as an Assemblymember and after advancing in the primary with the endorsement of then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Campos failed to unseat Jim Beall in the election for the 15th State Senate District by a wide margin.

In 2020, Jim Beall termed out of California's 15th State Senate district. Campos was one of seven candidates competing for the open seat; the others were fellow Democrats: former San Jose city council member and termed-out Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese and UC Berkeley Law School adjunct lecturer Ann RavelThe Left Hook, "Beall's open senate seat attracts political heavy weights, Feb 02, 2019. http://thelefthook.com/2019/02/21/bealls-open-senate-seat-attracts-political-heavy-weights/ along with Republicans Robert Howell and U.S. Army staff sergeant Ken Del Valle and independents Tim Gildersleeve and termed-out San Jose City Councilman Johnny Khamis. During the campaign, Campos received criticism for receiving aid from oil company including Chevron and a political organizations with ties to similar energy companies that also produce oil and gas.

Campos was defeated in the March 3rd jungle primary by Cortese and Ravel, finishing in third place. Had Campos been successful, she would have been the first Latina/o to hold the 15th State Senate seat (including prior to rezoning the 13th Senate District).

Election results

2010 California State Assembly

2012 California State Assembly

2014 California State Assembly

2016 California State Senate

2020 California State Senate

2022 [[San Jose City Council]] District 5

References

[http://www.smartvoter.org/2001/03/06/ca/scl/vote/campos_n/statement.html Official Statement for Nora Campos]
(November 3, 2022). "2022 Final Candidate List".
"Hall of Fame: Nora Campos". East Side Union High School District Education Foundation.
[https://hkidsf.org/hkf_bods/hon-nora-campos/ Healthier Kids Foundation, Hon. Nora Campos accomplishments.]
[http://www.thecitypeaceproject.org/index.php/about-us/awards-accolades City Peace Project, San Jose, California]
Monica Luhar [https://www.kcet.org/agenda/bill-seeks-to-improve-futures-of-young-boys-and-men-of-color "Bill Seeks to Improve Futures of Young Boys and Men of Color"], KCET, February 4, 2015.
"November 02, 2010 Statement of Vote -- State Assemblymember by District". California Secretary of State's office.
Koehn, Josh. (August 8, 2012). "Campos Appointed Speaker Pro Tempore". Metro Silicon Valley.
"NORA CAMPOS A HOME GROWN LEADER FOR WOMEN, LATINOS AND SOUTH BAY FAMILIES," Latin Live, 2016. https://www.wearelatinlive.com/article/3561/nora-campos-for-senate-2016
"Brown's signing tsunami: A rundown of bills the governor has made law this week," KPCC, 2015. https://www.scpr.org/news/2015/10/11/54949/brown-s-signing-tsunami-a-rundown-of-bills-the-gov/
"Brown's signing tsunami: A rundown of bills the governor has made law this week," KPCC, 2015. https://www.scpr.org/news/2015/10/11/54949/brown-s-signing-tsunami-a-rundown-of-bills-the-gov/
"All K-14 education employees to receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave," Pleasanton Weekly, October 2016. https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/10/03/all-k-14-education-employees-will-receive-up-to-12-weeks-of-paid-parental-leav
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Kaplan, Tracey. (November 9, 2016). "Beall coasts to victory over Campos, winning his 20th election". San Jose Mercury News.
Lauer, Katie. (2020-01-24). "San Jose: Senate candidates launch attacks over campaign funding". [[San José Spotlight]].
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"Statement of the Vote - State Senators by Districts (odd-numbered districts only)".
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(16 Nov 2022). "City of San Jose, District 5 Council Member - Election Night Reporting".

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