John BT Campbell

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John Campbell

John Bayard Taylor Campbell III (born July 19, 1955 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American politician . From 2005 to 2015 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Campbell attended Harvard High School in North Hollywood and then studied at the University of California in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California there . He then worked as a sworn auditor; later he became a car dealer. In 1985 he became chairman of the board of the Campbell Automotive Group . In the 1990s, he ran two other auto dealerships in Orange County . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2004 . After that he was a member of the State Senate until 2005 .

After the resignation of the Representative Christopher Cox Campbell was elected in the by-election for the 48th seat of California as its successor in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in which he moved on December 7, 2005. After four re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until January 3, 2015. There he was a member of the Budget Committee and the Finance Committee as well as two sub-committees. Within the party, he was a member of the Republican Study Committee . In 2009, he was accused of financially questionable transactions in connection with his election campaign funding, which, however, had no consequences. In mid-2013, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2014 and that his term of office would end in January 2015.

John Campbell is married with two children. He lives privately with his family in Irvine .

Web links

Commons : John BT Campbell  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Emami: BREAKING NEWS: Congressman John Campbell Retiring. In: OC Political , June 27, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Campbell, John BT
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Campbell, John Bayard Taylor III (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California