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| '''Antonio (Tony) Campbell''' (born c. 1966) is an American educator and politician. He is the ] candidate in the ]. If elected, he would be the first African-American Senator from Maryland.<ref name=dresser>{{cite news|authors=Dresser, Michael|title=U.S. Senate challengers fault Cardin in debate for not solving problems|work=]|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-senate-debate-20181005-story.html|date=October 7, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Campbell teaches political science at ], following a career as a chaplain in the US Army. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Campbell studied at the ], graduating in 2003 with a ] degree in Political Science.<ref name=VS>{{cite web|title=Tony Campbell's Biography|publisher=Vote Smart|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/36214/tony-campbell#.W9Gqm2opDbM|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> He then received a ] degree in Social Science at ] in 2007.<ref name=VS /> At ], he earned ] and ] degrees.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Tony Campbell|work=]|year=2018|url=https://elections2018.news.baltimoresun.com/us-senate/tony-campbell/|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> His doctoral dissertation in 2016, ''Every Life Matters to God: A New Paradigm of Care for Suicide Prevention'', addressed methodologies and best practices in care to reduce the high suicide rate among National Guard soldiers returning from overseas deployments in combat zones.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctoral Dissertations and Projects|publisher=Liberty University|url=https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/1323/|year=2016|access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| After obtaining his Master's degree in 2007, Campbell became a Chaplain in the U.S. Army.<ref name=VS /> Following his Army career, he served in the administration of ].<ref name=Amazon>{{cite book|authors=Campbell, Antonio|title= | |||
| America Today: Political Theory and Practical Politics|url=https://www.amazon.com/America-Today-Political-Practical-Politics/dp/1631890980|publisher=Cognella|year=2014|access-date=October 19, 2018|isbn=1631890980}}</ref> Campbell then began teaching political science at ].<ref name=ypr>{{cite web|authors=Hall, Tom and Sivak, Rob |title=Tony Campbell: Republican for US Senate|publisher=]|location=Baltimore, Md|url=http://www.wypr.org/post/tony-campbell-republican-us-senate|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|authors=Barker, Jeff|title=Three-way debate in Maryland's U.S. Senate contest to be held Sunday|work=Baltimore Sun|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-senate-campaign-debate-20181004-story.html|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> As a professor of political science, he appeared on television as a governmental affairs commentator. On January 23, 2017, for example, he gave an analysis of ] to ], the ABC affiliate in Baltimore.<ref>{{cite web| title=Towson University professor puts Trump's speech in context|publisher=]|url=https://www.wmar2news.com/news/in-focus/towson-university-professor-puts-trumps-speech-in-context|date=January 23, 2017|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| A resident of ], he has been active on the Executive Committee of the Maryland Republican Party, also serving on Baltimore County's Charter Review Commission.<ref name=ypr /> Campbell previously ran for Baltimore County Executive in 2014, losing narrowly in the Republican primary.<ref name=ypr /> He currently serves on the Baltimore County School Board Nomination Commission.<ref>{{cite web|authors=Waldman, Tyler|title=Campbell, GOP Senate Candidate: Maryland 'Turned Purple A While Ago'|publisher=]|location=Baltimore, Md|url=http://www.wbal.com/article/339115/155/campbell-gop-senate-candidate-maryland-turned-purple-a-while-ago|date=October 2, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| ==2018 US Senate campaign== | |||
| In the Republican primary held on June 26, 2018, Campbell won with 29.2% of the vote in a crowded field of 11 candidates, carrying 13 of Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City.<ref>{{cite news|title= | |||
| Maryland Primary Election Results|work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/us/elections/results-maryland-primary-elections.html|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Campbell's campaign in the general election stresses national security and smaller government, saying his priority as Senator would be "securing America' infrastructure against foreign actors".<ref>{{cite news|authors=Luttrell, Cameron|title=Sen. Ben Cardin To Face Towson Prof Tony Campbell In Fall Race|work=Bethesda Patch|url=https://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/maryland-senate-house-primary-elections-meet-your-candidates|date=June 27, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> On education, Campbell has called for an end to such programs as ], advocating a "return of authority" over schools from the Federal government to the state level. He has also campaigned for "reasonable tuition rates to allow for every student to achieve their goal of a four year college degree".<ref>{{cite web|title=Education Reform|publisher=Campbell4Maryland|year=2018|url=http://www.campbell4maryland.com/education_reform|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> In an interview with the '']'' newspaper, Campbell said he advocates a ] to the Constitution to curb Federal government deficit spending, although he generally supports the Trump administration's positions on the economy and foreign policy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Q&A with Tony Campbell, candidate for US Senate in Maryland|work=]|url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/election_2018/maryland/us_senator/q-a-with-tony-campbell-candidate-for-us-senate-in/article_18ea37d3-c853-5949-8762-65ae91715391.html|date=June 13, 2018|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| In an October 7, 2018, televised debate described by the '']'' as "feisty",<ref name=WaPo /> Campbell criticized his Democratic Party opponent, ], who is seeking a third term as Senator, saying the incumbent should have done more about Baltimore’s high crime rate and poorly performing schools.<ref name=dresser /> Campbell also said that Cardin was part of the partisanship in the Senate and criticized his opponent for voting against the confirmation of US Supreme Court nominee ].<ref name=WaPo>{{cite news|author=Chason, Rachel|date=October 7, 2018|title=Cardin defends record in first Maryland debate for U.S. Senate|work=]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/cardin-defends-record-in-first-maryland-debate-for-us-senate/2018/10/07/8d0fca08-c7cf-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html?utm_term=.6d889486b028|access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| On October 18, he made a joint appearance with Democratic gubernatorial candidate ] on ]'s televised ''Take on America'' show hosted by ] to discuss the topic, "Black Men in Baltimore”. The program focused on solutions to the challenges facing many inner-city African-American residents, in particular poverty, crime, and drugs.<ref>{{cite news|author=Zurawik, David|title= | |||
| Ben Jealous has some good free-media moments at CNN and OZY|work=]|date=October 15, 2018|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bs-fe-zontv-ben-jealous-free-media-20181015-story.html|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| ==Author== | |||
| Campbell has authored two non-fiction books. He wrote ''America Today: Political Theory and Practical Politics'' in 2014, relating the thoughts of political theorists as far back as ] to contemporary American politics.<ref name=Amazon /> | |||
| His second book, ''A More Perfect Union: Connecting the Dots Between Today's Politics and the History of Political Thought'', was written in 2017. With its title drawn from the ], ''A More Perfect Union'' discusses the Constitution's application to political discourse and policy making in the modern era.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Campbell, Antonio|title=A More Perfect Union: Connecting the Dots Between Today's Politics and the History of Political Thought|url=https://www.amazon.com/More-Perfect-Union-Connecting-Political/dp/1516502965|publisher=Cognella|year=2017|isbn=1516502965|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pressing On to Change Maryland!|publisher=Campbell4Maryland|year=2018|url= | |||
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