Larry Campbell (Oregon politician)

Larry Campbell
58th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1991–1994
Preceded by Vera Katz
Succeeded by Beverly Clarno
Constituency Lane County
Personal details
Born July 31, 1931 (1931-07-31) (age 80)
Des Moines, Iowa
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Karlyn Mattson
Profession politician

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

Campbell is credited with engineering his party's 1990 takeover of the state legislature, which lasted 16 years.[2]

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 benefitted 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.

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