Former Congressman Tom Campbell Announces Opposition to Prop. 8 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 24
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, No on Prop. 8 announced
that former U.S. Congressman Tom Campbell became the second Republican Party
official to oppose Prop. 8. Earlier in the day, LA County Sheriff Lee Baca
also announced his opposition to the constitutional amendment that would
eliminate marriage for same-sex couples in the State of California.
Campbell's position was articulated in an editorial posted today on the
Republican website http://www.Reason.com. Campbell urged fellow Republicans
to also oppose Prop. 8:
"Republicans believe deeply that government should be limited. Government
has no business making distinctions between people based on their personal
lives. That's why, as a Californian and a Republican who has held elective
office at the federal and state levels, I will be voting No on Proposition 8."
Campbell has held a number of Republican elected and appointed offices,
including: U.S. Congressman, 1989-1993 and 1995-2001; California State
Senator, 1993-1995; California State Director of Finance, 2004-2005; and
Director, Bureau of Competition, Administration of President Ronald Reagan.
Additionally, Campbell served as a Law Clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court from
1977-1978. Mr. Campbell presently serves as Dean of the School of the Haas
School of Business and a professor of business administration at the
University of California, Berkeley.
Other prominent California Republican elected officials opposed to Prop. 8
include Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, San
Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego City Councilmember
Jim Madaffer, Redondo Beach Mayor Mike Gin, Laguna Beach Mayor Pro Tempore
Cheryl Kinsman, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine, Laguna Beach
Councilman Kelly Boyd, Laguna Beach Councilwoman Elizabeth Pearson, Cathedral
City Councilman Chuck Vazquez, former Assemblyman Jim Cunneen and Los Angeles
Businessman Steve Soboroff.
A number of other appointed officials and Republican party leaders are
also opposed to Prop. 8. A listing can be found at
http://www.republicansagainst8.com/who-oppose-proposition-8/.
SOURCE No on Prop. 8
