Larry Campbell (Oregon politician)

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.

For others by this name, see Larry Campbell (disambiguation)
Larry Campbell
Oregon State Representative
In office
1979–1995
ConstituencyLane County
58th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1991–1995
Preceded byVera Katz
Succeeded byBeverly Clarno
Personal details
Born (1931-07-31) July 31, 1931
Des Moines, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Karlyn Mattson
Professionpolitician

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
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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