When incumbent state representative Ronald Brise accepted a position on the Florida Public Service Commission in 2010, an open seat was created in the 108th District.

"[3] Campbell alleged that during a verbal altercation about the matter, Randolph and Ron Saunders, the Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives, threw things at her, used foul language, and called her a "traitor.

"[4] Campbell was also the only Florida House Democrat to vote in favor of a bill mandating a 24-hour waiting period to obtain an abortion and co-sponsored legislation banning workplace pregnancy discrimination.

[5] However, despite this, she joined with her colleagues in the minority to oppose legislation that provided additional funding to private and virtual schools, instead calling for more money to be invested in public education.

She defeated five other candidates in the Democratic primary with 31% of the vote, and won the general election against former state representative Philip Brutus, who ran without party affiliation, 75 to 25%.

After declining to grant an interview to the Herald, Campbell called North Miami Beach Police on the reporter, claiming threats had been made against her.

The August incident was preceded by a similar event in which Campbell had called police on a reporter at a Miami Shores Village Council meeting in May, 2018.