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Linda Dean Campbell is an American politician from the state of
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
. Since 2007 she has been a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
representing the 15th
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– consisting Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the town of Methuen, Essex County.


Education

Campbell graduated from St. Mary's High School in
Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...
, and later from the
University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...
, B.A. and the
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...
with her M.A. in International Relations.


Work experience

Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, Campbell worked as a nurses' aid at the Lawrence General Hospital. From 1979 through 1988 Campbell was a member of the United States Army and served as Chief of Intelligence Processing for the Army's component of the Rapid Deployment Force, XVIIIth Airborne Corps, at
Fort Bragg Fort Bragg is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina, and is one of the largest military installations in the world by population, with around 54,000 military personnel. The military reservation is located within Cum ...
. During her military career, Campbell was a paratrooper with over thirty jumps from military aircraft. During this time she also was stationed in Germany and held positions in
personnel Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any othe ...
and intelligence. From 1988–1990 Campbell was a High School History and English teacher in North Carolina and also taught an undergraduate course in International Relations at Methodist College. In 1999, Campbell was elected as a City Councilor for the City of Methuen where she served for three terms, she then ran for State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2006.


Elections to the Massachusetts House of Representatives

In the districts' 2006 campaign, Campbell defeated Republican Robert A. Andrew and
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candidate Kenneth A. Henrick, winning 61–28% over Andrew. In 2008, she defended the seat against Independent Joseph Leone, winning with 70% of the vote. In 2022, Campbell announced she would not run for re-election after eight terms. She will leave office in January 2023.


Committees on which Campbell serves

*Joint Committee on Revenue (Vice-Chair) *Joint Committee on Public Health *Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight *House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight


Related links


Campbell Representative Page


See also

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2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on Januar ...
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2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature The 192nd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consists of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachu ...


References

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