Bill Campbell: Commission Chair

Bill Campbell was first elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Third District, in January 2003 with an overwhelming margin of victory, nearly 75 percent of the vote. After serving the remainder of a vacated term, he was elected to his first, full term in March 2004. The Third District includes the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda, as well as the unincorporated areas of North Tustin, Orange Park Acres and Orange County’s canyon communities.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pico Rivera, Supervisor Campbell is a proud southern Californian. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Loyola Marymount University, and he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.

Supervisor Campbell is a member of the Orange County chapter of Legatus, a Catholic organization for business professionals. He is a former member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, where he served on the International Board of Directors. He is also a member of the alumni associations of both of his almae matres and has served on the Board of Directors of the Loyola Alumni Association.

Supervisor Campbell served in the California Legislature as an Assembly Member from 1996 to 2002. Representing California’s 71 st District, which included Anaheim, Irvine, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Orange, Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park, Campbell served as Assembly Minority Leader, Vice Chairman of the prestigious Committee on Appropriations and was a member of the Banking and Finance Committee, the Education Committee, and the Utilities and Commerce Committee.

Supervisor Campbell was first elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors by his colleagues in January 2005 and for a second term as Chairman of the Board in January 2006.

In addition to his duties at the County’s Hall of Administration, he is Chairman of Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission and the Santa Ana River Trail and Parkway Advisory Group, and serves as a member of the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Children and Families Commission, the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, the Library Advisory Board, the Orange County Council of Governments, the Orange County Fire Authority, the Orange County Housing Authority, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board (AQMD), the South Orange County Public Financing Authority, and both the San Joaquin and Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor agencies. Additionally, he is an alternate member of the Emergency Management Council and the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency.

Supervisor Campbell and his wife, Mary, reside in Villa Park, where they have lived for over 25 years.