Ryan P Campbell
CA · Tuolumne County Supervisor, District 2
Tuolumne County supervisor since 2018 with over 20 years in local government, emergency management and journalism, including as a newspaper deputy editor. His priorities are restoring fire funding and improving roads.
Where Ryan P Campbell stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 6 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Proposed a 45-day pause on AI data center projects over water and power concerns. The board rejected the pause and voted 5-0 to draft data center rules.
September 1, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mymotherlode.com
Voted against a resolution opposing California's COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The resolution failed 2-3.
September 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to adopt fire service response time standards and push toward merging fire services. The motion did not come to a vote.
March 19, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 6 oppose
Proposed moving $2.6 million from reserves to reopen Mono Vista Fire Station 56. The motion failed 3-2; he then voted for the $356 million budget.
September 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: uniondemocrat.com
Voted against cutting Mono Vista Fire Station 56 from the county's Cal Fire contract. The cut passed 3-2.
January 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against county budget cuts that eliminated positions and sent layoff notices. He had asked to delay the vote. It passed 4-1.
March 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Voted against directing 15% cuts to county departments outside public safety. The direction passed 4-1.
January 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to award a $1,970,864 contract to add an elevator to the county's Yaney building. It passed 4-1.
July 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against a 10-year contract with Visit Tuolumne County for tourism marketing. It passed 4-1.
June 6, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to adopt the county's 2022-23 budget. It passed 4-1.
September 20, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Voted against raising supervisors' pay to $53,517 a year and tying future raises to judges' pay. The ordinance passed 3-2.
February 15, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Voted against a 3% raise for county elected officials other than supervisors, and against $1,500 pandemic bonus payments for them. Both passed.
November 9, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against a $172,154 contract with NorCal Communications for cabling work in county buildings. It passed 4-1.
January 15, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Proposed moving $2.6 million from reserves to reopen Mono Vista Fire Station 56. The motion failed 3-2; he then voted for the $356 million budget.
September 22, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: uniondemocrat.com
Voted against cutting Mono Vista Fire Station 56 from the county's Cal Fire contract. The cut passed 3-2.
January 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to adopt fire service response time standards and push toward merging fire services. The motion did not come to a vote.
March 19, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Moved to approve a 12-month sanctioned camping site for homeless people on Justice Center Drive. It passed.
April 16, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to approve county land off High School Road in Jamestown for a Safe Stay pallet shelter community for homeless people. It passed 4-1.
August 2, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to award a $1,970,864 contract to add an elevator to the county's Yaney building. It passed 4-1.
July 23, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to approve a permit for a 70-foot wireless communications tower on farmland, over an appeal. It passed 3-2.
December 15, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted against the county's responses to the 2025-26 grand jury reports, which rejected many findings. The responses passed 3-2.
September 1, 2026
Source: mymotherlode.com
Was passed over for Tuolumne County board chair for 2026 after a motion to elect him failed 2-3. The board picked Supervisor Steve Griefer instead, 3-2.
January 6, 2026
Source: uniondemocrat.com
Cast the only vote against moving Human Resources and the Office of Emergency Services to report directly to the Board of Supervisors. It passed 3-1.
July 22, 2025
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to approve the Tuolumne Public Power Agency's 2025-26 budget with a power rate of 16.10 cents per kilowatt-hour. The motion failed 2-3.
June 24, 2025
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against the county's updated mid-year budget changes for 2024-25. They passed 4-1.
March 18, 2025
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Was chosen by the board, 5-0, as vice chair of the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors for 2025.
January 6, 2025
Source: mymotherlode.com
Voted against a letter opposing Yosemite National Park's visitor access plan. The letter was adopted.
September 24, 2024
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to send a letter backing the state insurance commissioner's efforts on wildfire home insurance. It passed 4-1.
July 5, 2022
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Voted against putting advisory questions on cannabis dispensaries on the November 2022 ballot. The motion failed 2-3.
May 10, 2022
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against the county's 2020-21 budget, which included staff layoffs. It passed 4-1.
September 22, 2020
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Moved to put a hotel tax increase from 10% to 12% on the ballot, also covering campgrounds and RV parks. The board approved it 4-1.
August 4, 2020
Source: tuolumneco.granicus.com
Past race Ryan P Campbell ran in:
- Supervisor, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Tuolumne County, California · incumbent