Donna Campbell | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 25th district |
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Assumed office January 8, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Jeff Wentworth |
Personal details | |
Born |
Donna Sue Burrows September 17, 1954 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Stan Campbell |
Children | 4 |
Residence | New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas |
Alma mater |
Central State University (B.S.N.) Texas Woman’s University (M.S.N.) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (M.D., 1989) |
Occupation | Physician, politician |
Religion | Christian |
Website | Campaign website |
Donna Sue Burrows Campbell (born September 9, 1954) is the 25th District member of the Texas Senate. On July 31, 2012, she became the first person in Texas history to defeat an incumbent Republican senator, Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio, in a primary election. She is a medical doctor who practices as an emergency room physician.
Campbell represents a district that serves all of Comal County, a small portion of Guadalupe County, a large portion of Hays County, all of Kendall County, and portions of northern Bexar and southern Travis counties.
Campbell was born on the naval base in San Diego, California, and reared in Oklahoma. Her father served in the U.S. Navy and later as a trooper in the highway patrol. Her mother was a factory worker for much of her life but became a registered nurse at the age of forty-eight.
Campbell obtained her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. Campbell earned her Masters of Nursing from Texas Woman’s University. She decided to specialize in cardiovascular clinical nursing and nursing administration.