John DeCamp
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John DeCamp | |
State Senator
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In office 1971 – 1987 |
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Preceded by | Unknown |
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Succeeded by | Unknown |
Constituency | 40th District, Nebraska Legislature |
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Born | July 6, 1941 Neligh, Nebraska, United States |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 4 |
John W. DeCamp (born July 6, 1941), a Republican, is a former member of the Nebraska Legislature and author of the book The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska.
Born in Neligh, Nebraska, DeCamp joined the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was later assigned to serve as an aide to former CIA director William Colby, who was Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam at the time. Beginning his campaign for election while still stationed in Vietnam, DeCamp was elected and served four terms as a Nebraska state senator, from 1971 to 1987. In the May 2006 election, he was rebuffed in his attempt to return to the Legislature. He is currently a practicing attorney in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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- The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska. 2nd ed. Lincoln: 2006.