15 Facts About David Campos

David Campos graduated from Jefferson High School in South Central Los Angeles.

David Campos became Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco in 1999.

David Campos was general counsel for the San Francisco Unified School District from 2004 to 2007.

In 2008, David Campos was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 9, succeeding newly-elected State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano.

David Campos introduced legislation in August 2009 that sought to protect undocumented immigrant youths from deportation and separation from their families by the San Francisco police.

David Campos argued that the development would harm the vibrancy of his district.

In 2015 and 2016, while he was on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, David Campos introduced proposals to prohibit the construction of market-rate housing in his district in San Francisco.

In 2016, David Campos held rallies opposing a "density bonus" proposal whereby developers in San Francisco would be allowed to build taller buildings in exchange for increasing the number of affordable housing units in the buildings.

David Campos then introduced new amendments to the legislation to attempt to address the challenges in the lawsuit.

In 2021, David Campos expressed opposition to a proposal to build 495 apartment units on a Nordstrom valet parking lot.

Chiu won 48 percent of the vote and Republican candidate David Campos Salaverry won 8.5 percent.

When filing his papers for candidacy for the special election, David Campos listed his occupation as a "civil rights attorney".

In November 2021, David Campos took a leave of absence from the Chief of Staff role.

In December 2021, David Campos was named in a lawsuit filed by a former investigator in the District Attorney's office.

David Campos is one of two Vice Chairs of the California Democratic Party.