Donna Campbell
2013 - Present
2025
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Donna Campbell (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 25. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Campbell (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 25. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Campbell earned her Master of Nursing from Texas Women's College, specializing in cardiovascular clinical nursing and nursing administration. She received her M.D. from Texas Tech University and completed her residency at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Campbell was assigned to the following committees:
- Business & Commerce Committee
- Committee of the Whole Senate
- Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Finance Committee
- Nominations Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Campbell was assigned to the following committees:
- Business & Commerce Committee
- Finance Committee
- Health & Human Services Committee
- Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committee, Chair
- Senate State Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Campbell was assigned to the following committees:
- Business & Commerce Committee
- Education Committee
- Health & Human Services Committee
- Finance Committee
- Intergovernmental Relations Committee
- Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Business & Commerce |
• Education |
• Intergovernmental Relations |
• Veteran Affairs & Border Security, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Administration |
• Education |
• Health & Human Services |
• Intergovernmental Relations |
• Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
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• Education |
• Jurisprudence |
• Nominations, Vice chair |
• Transportation |
• Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
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General election for Texas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Donna Campbell and Merrie Fox are running in the general election for Texas State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Donna Campbell (R) | ||
Merrie Fox (D) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 25
Merrie Fox advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 25 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Merrie Fox | 100.0 | 31,717 |
Total votes: 31,717 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Donna Campbell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 25 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Donna Campbell | 100.0 | 93,986 |
Total votes: 93,986 | ||||
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Donna Campbell defeated Robert Walsh in the general election for Texas State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Donna Campbell (R) | 62.8 | 243,966 | |
Robert Walsh (D) | 37.2 | 144,350 |
Total votes: 388,316 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Travis Eubanks (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 25
Robert Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 25 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Robert Walsh | 100.0 | 35,192 |
Total votes: 35,192 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jinny Suh (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Donna Campbell defeated Channon Cain in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 25 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Donna Campbell | 79.5 | 73,769 | |
Channon Cain | 20.5 | 19,071 |
Total votes: 92,840 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Donna Campbell defeated Steven Kling in the general election for Texas State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Donna Campbell (R) | 57.7 | 236,753 | |
Steven Kling (D) | 42.3 | 173,698 |
Total votes: 410,451 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roxanne Marie Alvarez (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 25
Steven Kling defeated Jack Guerra in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 25 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Steven Kling | 51.0 | 22,846 | |
Jack Guerra | 49.0 | 21,947 |
Total votes: 44,793 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Donna Campbell defeated Shannon McClendon in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 25 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Donna Campbell | 73.7 | 58,796 | |
Shannon McClendon | 26.3 | 20,952 |
Total votes: 79,748 | ||||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
Open seats | 1 | - | |
Runoffs | - | - | |
Too close to call | - | - | |
Total | 7 | 7 |
Texas House Republicans | |||
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Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
Open seats | 15 | - | |
Runoffs | - | 7 | |
Too close to call | - | - | |
Total | 41 | 41 |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
Shannon McClendon, a donor to House Speaker Straus, challenged incumbent Donna Campbell. In a campaign ad released in January 2018, McClendon said that she is a conservative but is interested in education policy rather than socially conservative legislation that she claimed Campbell supported. Endorsements for Campbell
Endorsements for McClendon
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Campaign advertisements
Shannon McClendon - support
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Donna Campbell - oppose
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Campaign finance
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Donna Campbell defeated Elisa Chan and Mike Novak in the Republican primary. Daniel Boone was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Campbell defeated Boone and Brandin Lea (L) in the general election.[6][7][8]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Donna Campbell Incumbent | 65.2% | 153,536 | |
Democratic | Daniel Boone | 31.8% | 75,012 | |
Total Votes | 235,654 |
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Campbell won election in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 25. Campbell advanced to the July 31 primary runoff where she defeated incumbent Jeff Wentworth. She defeated John Courage (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Donna Campbell | 65.6% | 232,261 | |
Democratic | John Courage | 34.4% | 121,906 | |
Total Votes | 354,167 |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2012
Campbell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
Fiscal Responsibility and Limited Government
- Excerpt: "As a conservative, I support marketplace solutions, not government mandates, and I will balance the budget with spending cuts, NOT accounting gimmicks or tax hikes. I believe we can shore up our finances and provide higher quality services by eliminating duplicity and inefficiency throughout bloated state agencies, reforming education, and ending handouts to illegal aliens."
Stopping ObamaCare
- Excerpt: "I oppose Obamacare and will make every effort to create a firewall against the unconstitutional encroachment on our great state, whether from the HHS, Justice Department, or the EPA."
Protecting Life and Promoting Family Values
- Excerpt: "I am 100% pro-life and believe one of the greatest privileges I will have as a State Senator will be to fight for the rights of the unborn and protect innocent life."
Growing the Economy
- Excerpt: "Uncertainty created by constantly changing government mandates hinders our state’s economic growth. I will work to decrease taxation, litigation, and regulation so that businesses can start hiring again. I believe that in order to maintain a strong business environment, we must protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits and return to a predictable regulatory climate."
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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Personal
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Campbell and her husband, Stan, have one child. Campbell is a member of the Texas Medical Association, the American Academy of Physician Specialists, the National Rifle Association, the Texas State Rifle Association, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Texas State Senate District 25 |
Officeholder Texas State Senate District 25 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 donnacampbell.com, "About," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune,"The Blast," March 6, 2018
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- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Senate Candidates List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ donnacampbell.com, "Issues," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas State Senate District 25 2013-Present |
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