Ballotpedia, Donna Campbell

Donna lives in New Braunfels, Texas. She earned her master's of nursing from Texas Woman’s University and her medical degree from Texas Tech University. She is a proud parent of 4 daughters.

Donna is a retired board-certified ophthalmologist and emergency medicine physician. 

Donna Campbell is currently a Texas state senator. She has been in office since 2013 and is serving her 3rd term. She has chaired the Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee for four legislative sessions and was appointed to chair the Texas Senate Nominations Committee. 

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Opposes city ordinances that violate state law, believing they harm local businesses and lead to fewer "mom and pop shops," firms, events, and tax dollars for San Antonio.

Opposes the City of San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance.

Supports the Federal Reserve's actions to manage the economy, saying, "this is that situation in which you do that, and you figure it out afterward."

Supports economic development initiatives, including breaking ground for a Veteran’s Home.

As a state senator, coauthored Senate Bill 2 to increase the homestead exemption for homeowners from $40,000 to $100,000.

As a state senator, voted for increased highway funding by $1.2 billion.

Voted for increased highway funding by $1.2 billion.

Helped pass bill against tolling state highways.

- Opposes the City of San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance.
- Supports property tax relief.
- Supports the Federal Reserve's actions to manage the economy, saying, "this is that situation in which you do that, and you figure it out afterward."
- Supports economic development initiatives, including breaking ground for a Veteran’s Home.
- As a state senator, coauthored Senate Bill 2 to increase the homestead exemption for homeowners from $40,000 to $100,000.
- Voted for increased highway funding by $1.2 billion.
- Helped pass bill against tolling state highways.

Economy

Supports using state resources to secure the border and increase public safety.

Authored legislation requiring hotels to allow travelers to securely store their firearms in their hotel rooms.

Supports gun rights and as a state representative, joint-authored the Constitutional Carry Act, allowing Texans to carry firearms without a permit.

Supports the Texas Heroes Act, which increases funding for veterans' mental healthcare programs.

Supports policies that facilitate veterans' employment, such as direct hiring and mandatory interviews for veterans by state agencies.

Supports abatements for wind energy projects within 30 nautical miles of military aviation facilities to protect Texas military bases.

Supports military spouses having occupational licensing reciprocity.

Supports the Texas Constitutional Amendment proposal for public safety, believing it is in the best interest of Texas taxpayers.

As a state representative, supported laws to address human, drug, and sex trafficking in Texas.

As a state senator, supported laws to address human, drug, and sex trafficking in Texas.

As a state legislator, joint-authored legislation that prohibits companies with policies that restrict gun and ammunition sales from receiving state contracts.

Joint-authored legislation that prohibits companies with policies that restrict gun and ammunition sales from receiving state contracts.

- Supports using state resources to secure the border and increase public safety.
- Authored legislation requiring hotels to allow travelers to securely store their firearms in their hotel rooms.
- Supports gun rights and as a state representative, joint-authored the Constitutional Carry Act, allowing Texans to carry firearms without a permit.
- Supports the Texas Heroes Act, which increases funding for veterans' mental healthcare programs.
- Supports policies that facilitate veterans' employment, such as direct hiring and mandatory interviews for veterans by state agencies.
- Supports abatements for wind energy projects within 30 nautical miles of military aviation facilities to protect Texas military bases.
- Supports military spouses having occupational licensing reciprocity.
- Supports the Texas Constitutional Amendment proposal for public safety, believing it is in the best interest of Texas taxpayers.
- As a state senator, supported laws to address human, drug, and sex trafficking in Texas.
- Joint-authored legislation that prohibits companies with policies that restrict gun and ammunition sales from receiving state contracts.

Public Safety

Believes in limiting abortions to past 20 weeks.

Opposes abortion and as a State Senator, supported legislation to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions.

As a state senator, supported legislation to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions.

Supports the Human Life Protection Act, which would immediately outlaw abortion if state lawmaking authority is reverted to the states, as determined in the Dobbs decision.

Added $100 million over two years to the statewide Alternatives to Abortion Program, which promotes childbirth and provides support services to pregnant women, adoptive parents, and parents who have experienced miscarriage or child loss.

Believes in amending the Constitution to counteract the Affordable Care Act.

- Believes in limiting abortions to past 20 weeks.
- As a state senator, supported legislation to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions.
- Supports the Human Life Protection Act, which would immediately outlaw abortion if state lawmaking authority is reverted to the states, as determined in the Dobbs decision.
- Added $100 million over two years to the statewide Alternatives to Abortion Program, which promotes childbirth and provides support services to pregnant women, adoptive parents, and parents who have experienced miscarriage or child loss.
- Believes in amending the Constitution to counteract the Affordable Care Act.

Healthcare

Supports parental consent for sex education in public schools.

Supports school choice legislation to allow parents flexibility in choosing schools for their children.

Supports charter school parents and advocates for facility funding.

Supports re-establishing the College Credit for Heroes program, which translates military training and experience into college credit hours.

Opposes the use of CSCOPE lesson plans in education.

Supports narrowing the funding gap between charter schools and traditional public schools.

Believes in recognizing student achievements, such as supporting Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) winners.

Believes in honoring long-serving public institutions, as demonstrated by his recognition of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) for 190 years of service.

- Supports parental consent for sex education in public schools.
- Supports school choice legislation to allow parents flexibility in choosing schools for their children.
- Supports charter school parents and advocates for facility funding.
- Supports re-establishing the College Credit for Heroes program, which translates military training and experience into college credit hours.
- Opposes the use of CSCOPE lesson plans in education.
- Supports narrowing the funding gap between charter schools and traditional public schools.
- Supports education for veterans.
- Believes in recognizing student achievements, such as supporting Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) winners.
- Believes in honoring long-serving public institutions, as demonstrated by his recognition of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) for 190 years of service.

Education

Supports the continuation of localized restrictions in response to industrial outbreaks, highlighting the importance of balancing economic activity with public health measures.

- Supports the continuation of localized restrictions in response to industrial outbreaks, highlighting the importance of balancing economic activity with public health measures.

Energy & the Environment

Supports increasing government transparency.

Believes in ensuring clear and effective voting procedures, and as a state representative, filed the Better Ballot Language Act.

Believes in ensuring clear and effective voting procedures, and as a state senator, filed the Better Ballot Language Act.

Believes in protecting voting rights and election integrity, and as a state representative, filed the Founding Principles Act to ensure fair election practices.

Believes in protecting voting rights and election integrity, and filed the Founding Principles Act to ensure fair election practices.

Believes in addressing voter fraud and has filed legislation to combat it.

- Supports increasing government transparency.
- Believes in ensuring clear and effective voting procedures, and as a state senator, filed the Better Ballot Language Act.
- Believes in protecting voting rights and election integrity, and filed the Founding Principles Act to ensure fair election practices.
- Believes in addressing voter fraud and has filed legislation to combat it.
- Opposes "big government."

Voting & Elections

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Donna Campbell

Donna lives in New Braunfels, Texas. She completed her master's of nursing from Texas Woman’s University and her medical degree from Texas Tech University. She is a proud parent of four daughters.

Donna Campbell is currently a Texas State Senator. She has been in office since 2013 and is serving her 3rd term. She has chaired the Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee for four legislative sessions and was appointed to chair the Texas Senate Nominations Committee. 

Promises to continue advocating for property tax relief.

Believes that those who do leave the home, whether young or old, should implement social distancing and good hygiene.

Supports waiving late fees for Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) license and permit renewals after the 30-day grace period if the expiration date is on or after March 13, 2020.

Believes the coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the economy, with 2.4 million Americans filing for unemployment in a single week and a total of 38.6 million unemployed over nine weeks.

Supports budget cuts to state agencies and higher education institutions, as evidenced by sending a letter as Speaker of the House to reduce their budgets by 5%.

Helped pass bill against tolling state highways.


- Opposes the City of San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance.
- Supports property tax relief.
- Supports the Federal Reserve's actions to manage the economy, saying, "this is that situation in which you do that, and you figure it out afterward."
- As a state senator, coauthored Senate Bill 2 to increase the homestead exemption for homeowners from $40,000 to $100,000.
- Supports economic development initiatives, including breaking ground for a Veteran’s Home.
- Helped pass bill against tolling state highways.

- As a state senator, voted for increased highway funding by $1.2 billion.

Believes society has "crossed a lot of red lines" regarding public safety.

Believes in strong public safety measures, supported by her father's service as a highway patrol trooper.

Supports allowing counties with five or fewer active case counts to file attestation forms with DSHS to increase occupancy limits to 50%.

Believes in the importance of judicial oversight in public safety matters, as demonstrated by supporting the administrative stay issued by a panel of judges to block a lower court ruling during the appeals process.

Supports the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services to enhance coordination for veterans' mental health services.

- As a state representative, supported laws to address human, drug, and sex trafficking in Texas.
- Supports using state resources to secure the border and increase public safety.
- As a state legislator, joint-authored legislation that prohibits companies with policies that restrict gun and ammunition sales from receiving state contracts.
- Authored legislation requiring hotels to allow travelers to securely store their firearms in their hotel rooms.
- Supports gun rights and as a state representative, joint-authored the Constitutional Carry Act, allowing Texans to carry firearms without a permit.
- Supports the Texas Heroes Act, which increases funding for veterans' mental healthcare programs.
- Supports the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services to enhance coordination for veterans' mental health services.
- Supports policies that facilitate veterans' employment, such as direct hiring and mandatory interviews for veterans by state agencies.
- Supports abatements for wind energy projects within 30 nautical miles of military aviation facilities to protect Texas military bases.
- Supports military spouses having occupational licensing reciprocity.
- Supports the Texas Constitutional Amendment proposal for public safety, believing it is in the best interest of Texas taxpayers.

Believes targeted testing in high-risk areas, such as meatpacking plants in the Texas Panhandle, is crucial for controlling coronavirus spread, as evidenced by over 700 new cases reported in the region due to recent testing efforts.

Supports the distribution of Remdesivir to Texas hospitals, with 217 cases enough to treat 868 patients.

Supports securing vaccines and medicines to boost economic recovery.

Believes advocating for the unborn supports "every human being" and strengthens the nation's "moral fabric."

Believes in granting broad powers to address public health emergencies, supporting measures like mask mandates and lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.

Supports pro-life healthcare legislation.

As a State Senator supported legislation to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions.

- Supports pro-life healthcare legislation.
- Believes in limiting abortions to past 20 weeks.
- As a State Senator supported legislation to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions.
- Supports the Human Life Protection Act, which would immediately outlaw abortion if state lawmaking authority is reverted to the states, as determined in the Dobbs decision.
- Added $100 million over two years to the statewide Alternatives to Abortion Program, which promotes childbirth and provides support services to pregnant women, adoptive parents, and parents who have experienced miscarriage or child loss.
- Believes in amending the Constitution to counteract the Affordable Care Act.

Supports the deployment of surge response teams to high-risk locations, such as meatpacking plants, to ensure worker safety and public health.

Supports the University of Texas at Austin's decision to have students return to campus in the fall but return home after Thanksgiving.

Believes in honoring military service members and unveiled a "Chair of Honor" at the Capitol to pay tribute to Missing in Action (MIA) and Prisoner of War (POW) service members.

Supports education policies that benefit rural communities.

Supports child-care services other than youth camps.

Supports the use of disaster declarations to access resources for public health emergencies, as demonstrated by his support for Governor Greg Abbott's proclamation extending the Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19.

Supports ongoing testing in meat processing plants to ensure public health safety.

Believes in the importance of local governance, saying, "We are a nation with a government – not the other way around."

Endorsed by the Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Supports fair elections and believes in the integrity of the voting process.

Supports the announcement by Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and Senate Finance Chair Tommy Williams to...

Supports initiatives to strengthen voting security.

- Supports increasing government transparency.
- Believes in ensuring clear and effective voting procedures, and as a state representative, filed the Better Ballot Language Act.
- Believes in protecting voting rights and election integrity, and as a state representative, filed the Founding Principles Act to ensure fair election practices.
- Believes in addressing voter fraud and has filed legislation to combat it.
- Opposes "big government."

Donna Campbell lives in New Braunfels, Texas. She completed her Masters of Nursing from Texas Woman’s University and received her M.D. from Texas Tech University. She is a proud parent of four daughters.

Dr. Donna Campbell is a retired board-certified ophthalmologist and emergency medicine physician. She currently serves as a Texas State Senator.

Donna Campbell has served as a Texas State Senator since 2013. She has chaired the Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee for four legislative sessions and was appointed to chair the Texas Senate Nominations Committee. Campbell previously ran for the Texas Senate and won against incumbent Jeff Wentworth.

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Texas State Senate. The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas Legislature.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- There are 31 Texas state senators, each representing a single district with a constituency of around 1 million.
- State senators are elected to 4-year terms and one 2-year term per decade, and there are no term limits.
- They are paid a salary of $7,200/year and a per diem of $221/day.