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Campbell, Ben Nighthorse, 1933-

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Personal name headingCampbell, Ben Nighthorse, 1933-
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Variant(s)Campbell, Benny, 1933-
Birth date19330413
Place of birthAuburn, Calif.
AffiliationCalifornia State University, San Jose
Meiji Daigaku
United States. Air Force
Colorado. General Assembly
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupationLegislators
Ranchers
Olympic athletes
Found inViola, H.J. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, c1993: CIP galley (Benny Campbell; b. Apr. 13, 1933; U.S. Sen. from Colo.)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, September 5, 2013: (Campbell, Ben Nighthorse, Senate years of service: 1993-2005; a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Auburn, Calif., April 13, 1933; attended public schools; B.A., California State University at San Jose 1957; attended Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan 1960-1964; served in U.S. Air Force in Korea 1951-1954; represented the United States in 1964 Olympic Games (judo) at Tokyo, Japan; jewelry designer; rancher; served in Colorado State Legislature 1983-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1992, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and served from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2005; changed from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1995; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001] One Hundred Eighth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 2004)
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