The semantic battle is the latest episode in an increasingly pitched campaign season between the two progressive Assembly candidates, with the June recall election of Boudin, Campos’ former boss, looming in the background.
Assembly District 17 candidate David Campos, seen during an interview with The Examiner in January, has been accused by his opponent, Matt Haney, of misleading the public by listing his current occupation as “Civil Rights Attorney” on the ballot. A Superior Court Judge agreed with Haney and ordered Campos to change his occupation to “Criminal Justice Administrator” ahead of their April runoff election.
“Ballot designations matter,” Haney said in a statement. “Mine is Supervisor, because that’s my job, and voters should know that. Campos’ ballot designation should not be civil rights attorney because that is clearly not his current job, and to list it as such would defy common sense and mislead voters.”
Campos responded with a letter describing his duties in Boudin’s office, arguing, “I practice Civil Rights law every day in our office.” He cited his work fighting racial profiling in policing and reducing gang enhancements in criminal charges as additional evidence. Campos also noted that he was listed as a civil rights attorney when he ran for supervisor in 2008.
In his complaint, Haney cited a provision of the elections code that forbids candidates from providing an occupation that would “mislead the voter,” as well as requirements that candidates’ listed occupation be as current as possible.
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