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Fourth District Supervisor Tony Campos |
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Fourth District Supervisor Tony Campos |
Supervisor Tony Campos was elected to the Board of Supervisors in June 1998.
The Fourth Supervisorial District includes most of the City of Watsonville and
a large portion of the unincorporated area of South Santa Cruz County.
Supervisor Campos is the first Latino to serve on the Board of Supervisors
since Juan José Castro in 1853.
The Fourth District is bound to the south by the Pajaro River and the
Monterey County line, to the east by the mountain range which intersects
with the San Benito and Santa Clara County lines, and to the west by Highway 1.
The Fourth District is an agricultural community with the largest concentration of rural farm land in Santa Cruz County. Though agriculturally based, the City of Watsonville serves as the commercial and economic center of the Fourth District with a population of 52,000. The District is ethnically diverse with an extraordinarily rich history of immigrants from all over the world.
Supervisor Campos represents the Board of Supervisors on the following regional agencies and boards:
Supervisor Campos was also appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to serve on the California Council on Criminal Justice.
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Staff to Supervisor Campos includes:
Supervisor Campos can be reached as follows:
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| District 1 John Leopold |
District 2 Ellen Pirie |
District 3 Neal Coonerty |
District 4 Tony Campos |
District 5 Mark Stone |
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County Supervisor, former Watsonville City Mayor, farm worker, and successful business owner Tony Campos was born July 21, 1943, in Watsonville, California. He is the youngest of four children born to Augusto and Natalia Campos. Augusto and Natalia began as sharecroppers in the Pajaro Valley and eventually owned their own business as strawberry growers. Campos attended Watsonville schools and is a graduate of the Watsonville High School class of 1962. He was inducted into the Watsonville High School Hall of Fame in 1996.
Campos began working in the fields with his father and eventually worked at Union Ice Company in Salinas where he loaded lettuce for 14 years. In 1969, Campos began taking classes in the evenings, while maintaining his full time job loading lettuce, in order to obtain his real estate license.
In March of 1977, Campos married Becky. On January 1, 1978, Campos and his wife began building what is now one of the most successful real estate businesses, Coldwell Banker Campos Real Estate, in Watsonville.
Campos served on the City of Watsonville's Design Review Team and was vice-chairman of the General Plan Committee. He was a member of the City Council for 11 years. During the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Campos was instrumental in developing the Business Earthquake Area Relief Fund, which raised over $500,000 to help businesses displaced by the earthquake.
In 1995, Campos served as Mayor of the City of Watsonville, during which time he was commended for his leadership and compassion in responding to the floods on both the Santa Cruz and Monterey County sides of the Pajaro River. Campos continues to work closely with the Army Corps of Engineers, federal, state and local representatives to complete the 100-year Flood Protection Project for the Pajaro River. Campos served as the first Latino elected to the City Council since Watsonville's incorporation in 1868.
Campos currently serves as Chairman of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7
In addition, Campos serves on numerous advisory boards and commissions, including the following:
Campos has also served as:
In January, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Campos to the California Council on Criminal Justice.
Campos has been an active leader in his community, always seeking ways to contribute towards the health and economic growth of the community he represents and its residents. He was the founder of the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce's Hispanic Affairs Committee, founder of the Scholarships Programs for the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce, founder of the Student Scholarships for the Board of Realtors, and founder of Watsonville's Can Tree Drive.
Campos's most recent accomplishments include the New Civic Center in downtown Watsonville and the "Green" Vocational Tech School that is due to break ground in spring, 2010, and will also be centrally located in downtown Watsonville. The full reconstruction of Carlton Road, Holohan Road and a portion of Green Valley Road has been completed, as has the re-pavement project on College Road. Campos continues to work with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Caltrans, and the County Department of Public Works to complete the Holohan Road, College Road, East Lake Avenue, and Highway 152 intersection upgrade. The upgrade includes pedestrian safety measures and bike lanes extending from the Green Valley Road/Holohan Road intersection to the Holohan Road/East Lake Avenue intersection.
Campos has been recognized with countless awards, including:
Campos has also served on many community-based organizations, including the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, the Watsonville YMCA, the Watsonville and Freedom Rotaries, Knights of Columbus and numerous others.
Campos and his wife Becky live in Watsonville, California.
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