Tom Campbell (California politician)

Tom Campbell
Campbell in 2013
Dean of the Chapman University School of Law
In office 2011–2016
Preceded by	John Eastman
Succeeded by	Matthew Parlow
Director of the California Department of Finance
In office December 1, 2004 – November 10, 2005
Governor	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded by	Donna Arduin
Succeeded by	Michael Genest
Dean of the Haas School of Business
In office 2002–2008
Preceded by	Laura Tyson
Succeeded by	Richard Lyons
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office December 12, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Norman Mineta
Succeeded by	Mike Honda
Constituency	15th district
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Ernie Konnyu
Succeeded by	Tom Lantos
Constituency	12th district
Member of the California Senate from the 11th district
In office November 11, 1993 – December 12, 1995
Preceded by	Becky Morgan
Succeeded by	Byron Sher
Personal details
Born	Thomas John Campbell (1952-08-14) August 14, 1952 (age 71) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Common Sense (2020–present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Republican (1980–2016) Independent (2016–2020)
Spouse	Susanne Martin ​ (m. 1978)​
Relatives	William Joseph Campbell (Father)
Education	University 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]