James J. Campbell, Sr. is an American politician from
Maine. Campbell is a former unenrolled (independent) member of the
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via p ...
from
Newfield, Maine
Newfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,648 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
Newfield is home to a museum called Wi ...
in York County. He first served from 2003 to 2010 in the Maine House as a
Republican. He went on to serve from December 2012 until December 2016.
In 2015, Campbell sponsored L.D. 167 which banned municipalities from holding referendums on marijuana legalization. In 2013, Portland voters voted to legalize marijuana with 68% of the vote and in 2014, South Portland, York and Lewiston held referendums on similar ordinances. The bill died before the State Senate.
Formerly a
Biddeford, Maine resident, Campbell served on the Biddeford City Council from 1976 to 1992.
Campbell earned a B.A. from the
University of Maine and a M.A. in American and New England Studies from the
University of Southern Maine.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Newfield, Maine
Politicians from Biddeford, Maine
University of Maine alumni
University of Southern Maine alumni
Members of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine Republicans
Maine Independents
21st-century American legislators
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