Larry_Campbell_(Oregon_politician)

Larry Campbell (Oregon politician)

Larry Campbell (Oregon politician)

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Larry L. Campbell (born July 31, 1931)[1] is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in the early 1990s, representing Eugene.

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Early years

Larry Campbell began his career in the army and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant First Class. Campbell served as the Republican leader from 1982 to 1990. Campbell is credited with engineering his party's 1990 takeover of the state legislature, which lasted 16 years.[2]

Lobbying career

He began working as a lobbyist in 1995,[3] immediately after the end of his legislative term. He was criticized for pre-filing a bill that benefited a client, with whom he had signed a contract while still a legislator.[4]

In 1999, he was considered the most powerful man in Salem.[3] He started the Oregon Victory PAC, which quickly became the biggest lobbying group in the state outside the major parties;[3] it contributed over $750,000 to Oregon politicians in the 1990s.[5] He drew criticism for campaigning on behalf of Republican control of the legislature during the 2007 legislative session.


References

  1. Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger; Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. ISBN 9780313302121.
  2. Esteve, Harry (April 20, 2007). "Campaigning is fine, just not in session". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  3. Wentz, Patty (February 24, 1999). "There's Something About Larry". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008.
  4. Mapes, Jeff (February 26, 1995). "The revolving door might hit lawmakers on the way out". The Oregonian.
  5. "Willamette Week | Lead Story". Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2009.



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