Campos loses by one vote
Rebecca Jania
Issue date: 11/29/04 Section: News
"(I would) make voting more easily accessible, especially in the precincts dominated by students. I would make it easier for them to go to the polls," Campos said. "I would change it from Wesley Church to somewhere here on campus. This is really relevant now with everything that occurred on Election Day. A change is needed."
Due to lack of funding, Campos was unable to do a large amount of campaigning for this election. His campaign relied on word-of-mouth. Several friends and the College Democrats helped with this process.
"The College Democrats really did help in getting the word out. I ran as a Democratic candidate, and I would really like to thank them," Campos said.
Campos added he received moral support from his parents, Art and Andrea Campos, brother Art Campos, and daughter Aubrey.
"(My family is) always supportive of the endeavors I go after. They still support me no matter what I try to go after. They say to go after it and 'believe in yourself and you can accomplish it,'" Campos said.
This was not Campos's first campaign for public office. In 2003, he ran for the position of alderman-at-large for the City Council.
"I was the underdog going into that election. I got killed in it, but it was a necessity to show students that we should get involved in local politics and should exercise our right (in) the government," Campos said.
Campos experienced some apathy from Macomb residents with both his 2003 and 2004 campaigns.
"It is always rough for a student to run a campaign," Campos said. "The community tends to believe that students are only part-time residents. As a student who hasn't been from the area, you tend to get blank stares when you say that you're running for office because it's implied that you don't know what issues are going on in the community unless you were raised in the community. (Macomb residents) have an outsider approach to it. This was more prevalent for Anne Burton when she ran for State's Attorney. She caught a lot of flack for being a big-city Chicago attorney."
Due to lack of funding, Campos was unable to do a large amount of campaigning for this election. His campaign relied on word-of-mouth. Several friends and the College Democrats helped with this process.
"The College Democrats really did help in getting the word out. I ran as a Democratic candidate, and I would really like to thank them," Campos said.
Campos added he received moral support from his parents, Art and Andrea Campos, brother Art Campos, and daughter Aubrey.
"(My family is) always supportive of the endeavors I go after. They still support me no matter what I try to go after. They say to go after it and 'believe in yourself and you can accomplish it,'" Campos said.
This was not Campos's first campaign for public office. In 2003, he ran for the position of alderman-at-large for the City Council.
"I was the underdog going into that election. I got killed in it, but it was a necessity to show students that we should get involved in local politics and should exercise our right (in) the government," Campos said.
Campos experienced some apathy from Macomb residents with both his 2003 and 2004 campaigns.
"It is always rough for a student to run a campaign," Campos said. "The community tends to believe that students are only part-time residents. As a student who hasn't been from the area, you tend to get blank stares when you say that you're running for office because it's implied that you don't know what issues are going on in the community unless you were raised in the community. (Macomb residents) have an outsider approach to it. This was more prevalent for Anne Burton when she ran for State's Attorney. She caught a lot of flack for being a big-city Chicago attorney."
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