Registered sex offender pedophile Rene Campos has announced that he is running for Fresno City Council, aiming to represent District 7 in the 2026 primary election.
Campos, a Fresno native and Democrat, was charged and convicted in 2018 with possession of child sex abuse material, which landed him on the state’s sex offender registry.
According to reports, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge and completed the court-mandated “rehabilitation” process.
In interviews, Campos has not shied away from his predator past, telling ABC 30, “I’ve been given a chance to rehabilitate through the courts and go back into the system.”
In fact, he is attempting to use his child porn past as a campaign selling point.
“They say let’s choose somebody outside the box, somebody who knows the system from the inside out, because me, I’ve experienced the laws that we are trying to reform right now,” Campos said.
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In another nation leading shattering of that glass ceiling, Gavin Newsom’s California hopes to elect the first registered sex offender to a city council. pic.twitter.com/VPE9pCqPqk
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) February 25, 2026
Campos’ campaign website claims, “You are not your past.”
Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters James Kus told the outlet that state law does not prohibit registered sex offenders from holding office.
“Once you leave prison, you’re on probation, you actually are allowed in California to reapply and become a registered voter again, which would then make you eligible to run as long as you’re living in the proper jurisdiction,” Kus said.
The announcement has ignited fury among residents, other candidates, and most normal people in general.