Larry Campbell (Oregon politician)
# Larry Campbell (Oregon politician)

Larry L. Campbell (born July 31, 1931) 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.

## 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.

## Lobbying career

He began working as a lobbyist in 1995, 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.

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

