Ken Campbell

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BIOGRAPHY

Ken Campbell grew up in the Sacramento area attending Mira Loma High School, graduating with honors from University of California at Davis receiving the award "Outstanding Graduating Senior" for academic excellent along with involvement in the University community.

Ken went on to receive his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago and then complete a one year residency at Northwestern. Dr. Campbell came back to California as an adjunct professor of clinical dentistry at University of the Pacific Dental School. Later Dr. Campbell practiced dentistry in Sacramento.

Dr. Campbell is now retired from dentistry and enjoys farming on his 284 acre Lincoln horse ranch. In addition Dr. Campbell is the managing partner for Campbell Investment Partners, a global hedge fund.

Ken has worked on numerous political campaigns since 1990 and served as Placer County Republican Party Chairman from 2000 to 2005. During this period Placer County Republicans registered 34% of the then current Republicans to push the County over 50% Republican registration, to 52.55%, and become the most Republican county in California. Also during this time, the Placer County Republican Party set records for money raised, volunteers recruited and GOTV performance. In addition Ken was a political columnist for Gold Country Media.

Ken has received numerous awards including being inducted into "The Governor's Hall of Fame" in 1990 by Governor George Dukemajian; along with San Francisco 49er Ronnie Lott, in 1991, awarded "Outstanding Young Californian" by California Jaycees; in 1991 chosen as "Young Alumnus of the Year" by UC Davis Alumni Association; and in 1996 chosen as a "Community Hero Torchbearer" for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay.

Ken has numerous athletic achievements including being featured on ABC Wide World of Sports coverage as he competed in and finished the 1987 Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon, and finishing the 1989 Western States 100 mile run.

Ken currently serves on numerous school boards and community service clubs, and enjoys singing in his church choir. Ken has traveled extensively on mission trips to Honduras, Romania, Moldova and Kenya. Ken travels the country as a motivational speaker to churches and civic groups.

Ken Campbell resides in Lincoln California with his wife Sandy and two teenage daughters.

COMMENTARIES

New Federal Bureaucracies Created in Pelosi Health Care Bill

By Ken Campbell | 11/02/09

The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created in H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care: 1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61) 2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p.... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Placer County (CA) |

Happy Halloween

By Ken Campbell | 10/31/09

Obama by the numbers...

By Ken Campbell | 10/26/09

Obama has been in office for 9 months and at this point it would be appropriate to evaluate his accomplishments, by the numbers: $1.417 Trillion. The FY 2009 federal deficit, the highest in history and three times the FY 2008 record-setting deficit of $458 billion. 10%. The 2009 deficit as a percentage of GDP, the highest since 1945. Since 1946,... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Placer County (CA) |

This is the news of the day...

By Ken Campbell | 10/26/09

This column appeared in today's Auburn Journal (link here). I missed a number of Central Committee meetings and can not deny or confirm this. The author is a Republican that moved from Orange County to Placer County. Fair political practices investigators look at Placer Looking Behind the Scenes By Jim Ruffalo Although it has not broken any laws in this particular matter, the Placer County Republican Central Committee... read more »

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Sacramento, the Capitol... of sex trafficking??

By Ken Campbell | 10/23/09

When one hears of underage sex trafficking, usually people think of foreign countries such as Cambodia; however, it happens right here in the united States. Estimates range from 200,000 to 800,000 children that are being exploited each year in the United States, and Sacramento is a hot bed. The average age of victims is 14 years old with some as young as 10. See link here. Let's be honesty, liberals have given us this. ... read more »

14 Comments | Related Topics »Placer County (CA) |

Tax Day 2008 and the Obama Recession

By Ken Campbell | 10/15/09

Today, October 15, 2009, is the final day to file your 2008 tax return. The people who file today are, generally, not procrastinators but rather individuals with complex tax situations and positions domestically and/or globally that requires additional time to assemble the required information. In addition, these individuals, generally, in a normal year, have a tax liability in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The accountants... read more »

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Here comes global cooling............

By Ken Campbell | 10/14/09

We all knew Algore and all the believers in the religion of Global Warming were, at some point, going to be found as frauds... but did anyone believe it would happen so quickly? Here is the link to a must read article, and pasted below is an excerpt: In the freezing foothills of Montana, a distinctly bitter blast of revolution hangs in the air. And while the residents of the icy city of Missoula can stave off the -10C... read more »

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Socialism comes to a college or university near you…

By Ken Campbell | 10/09/09

Sierra College may be a small junior college in a corner of Placer County; however, this week they had a demonstration of something that is all too common in our nation’s public colleges and universities… they celebrated “Social Justice Days” (link here). Professor Matt Archer along with a number of other professors and students did their “part in raising awareness about homelessness in the Sacramento area”... read more »

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Outing of Doris Matsui

By Ken Campbell | 10/08/09

Congressman Dan Lungren did it (link here). Congressman Wally Herger did it (link here and look at the great pictures). Congressman Tom McClintock did it (link here). Now it is Doris Matsui's turn. Doris Matsui has avoided it up until now, but on Saturday, October 10th, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Matsui will have a Town Hall Meeting. Matsui's invitation is pasted below or link here for more information. As I have bloged on... read more »

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Who is the enemy??

By Ken Campbell | 09/28/09

Sometimes I am amazed reading this blog as I am left wondering who is the opposition? Is the enemy Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Obama, Barney Frank and the rest of the big government tax and spenders trying to take our freedom away, or is the enemy Meg Whitman and Doug LaMalfa. Meg Whitman has no legislative record, but both Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa and Assemblyman Rick Keene have an extensive legislative record. That being the... read more »