Registered sex offender Rene Campos failed to reach the required number of signatures to be included on the ballot for the Fresno City Council District 7 race.
Campos had submitted documents for candidacy but still needed to obtain 20 nomination signatures from registered voters in District 7 to the Fresno County Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Friday.
Campos was charged with being in possession of child sex abuse material in 2018. The Fresno native says he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge.
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He announced his intent to run in the District 7 race in February.
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His announcement was met with widespread backlash, including from current Fresno City councilmembers and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria of Merced.
On Tuesday, Soria introduced a bill that would block registered sex offenders from running or holding any local or state public office.
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Currently, state law does not prohibit registrants from running for council.
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