SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement regarding the death of Kern County Sheriff Deputy Phillip Campas:
 

“I offer my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Deputy Phillip Campas,” said Senator Hurtado. “We will never forget the courage shown by Deputy Campas and his colleagues in service to the community and we pray for a speedy recovery for the second injured deputy.”
 

Deputy Phillip Campas served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, was a member of the Kern County Sheriff Office’s SWAT Team and Kern County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard. While responding to a hostage situation in Wasco, he and another deputy were shot. Deputy Campas succumbed to his injuries.

Media Contact: Michelle.Sherwood@Sen.Ca.Gov

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado represents a new generation of Latina leaders as the youngest woman ever elected to the California State Senate and a product of immigrant parents. Senator Hurtado represents the 14th Senate District and focuses on rural community issues that often go unheard — access to clean air and water, food insecurity and poverty, inequities in environmental policies, agriculture and access to health care. In July 2020, she was appointed to the national Biden Latino Leadership Committee alongside former Labor Secretary and current Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis – the only two California Latinas on the Committee.

For more information, visit Senator Hurtado’s Website here or find her on Twitter at @Senator_Hurtado

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