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Kathy Campbell (Nebraska)
Kathy Campbell (b. 1946) is a former Republican member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 25 from 2009 to 2017.[1]
Campbell did not seek re-election to the Nebraska State Senate in 2016 because she was term-limited.
Campbell's political career began with 16 years of service on the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, for which she served as vice chair, as well as several gubernatorial political appointments.
Biography
Campbell earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1969 and 1970, respectively. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher and charity executive.
From 1971 to 1972, Campbell worked as an English and history teacher for Sierra Vista, an Arizona public high school. In 1972, she worked as a graduate assistant for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in addition to a position she held as an English teacher at Lincoln Public Schools Southeast High School. After one year, she dropped her position as English teacher and became involved in curriculum development as a consultant to Lincoln Public Schools from 1973 to 1974. Later, in 1982, she worked as executive director for the Nebraska Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse until 1984, when she became an accounts payable manager for Campbell's Nurserires. Her position within Campbell's Nurseries ended in 2002 and in 2003 she became the executive vice president for CEDARS Home for Children Foundation.
Campbell was involved with a number of political and civic organizations, including the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Inquiry, Nebraska Medicaid Reform Council, Nebraska Child Abuse Prevention Board, Nebraska Association of County Officials, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board, and the Lancaster County-City of Lincoln Public Building Commission. In 1987, she became vice chair of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners until 2003.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Banking, Commerce and Insurance |
| • Health and Human Services, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Banking, Commerce and Insurance, Chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Health and Human Services, Chair |
| • Transportation and Telecommunications |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Campbell served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Health and Human Services |
| • Transportation and Telecommunications |
Campaign themes
Campbell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Strengthen communities
- "By emphasizing economic development to increase jobs and broaden the tax base."
- "By promoting good roads and infrastructure that connects rural and urban economies with national commerce."
Sustainable fiscal strategies
- "The state budget is a statement of Nebraska's priorities. How we structure taxes and provide services will be even more critical in the next three to five years. Unless we address Medicaid Reform, it will be increasingly difficult to balance and plan for other general fund needs."
Strengthen Communities
- "By ensuring the safety of abused and neglected children."
- "By emphasizing a strong education system from K-higher education."
- "By increasing public/private partnerships in providing human services to children and vulnerable adults."
- "By encouraging opportunities to keep young people in our communities and on our farms."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[4] Incumbent Kathy Campbell did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Suzanne Geist defeated Jim Gordon in the Nebraska State Senate District 25 general election.[5][6]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Suzanne Geist |
55.70% | 12,899 |
| Jim Gordon | 44.30% | 10,258 |
| Total Votes | 23,157 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Suzanne Geist and Jim Gordon defeated Leslie Spry, Dale Michels and David Tagart in the Nebraska State Senate District 25 primary.[7][8]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 25 Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Suzanne Geist |
36.12% | 4,004 |
| Jim Gordon |
32.41% | 3,592 |
| Leslie Spry | 15.30% | 1,696 |
| Dale Michels | 13.00% | 1,441 |
| David Tagart | 3.17% | 351 |
| Total Votes | 11,084 | |
2012
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012
Campbell won re-election in the 2012 election for Nebraska State Senate District 25. Campbell was unopposed in the May 15 primary election and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
2008
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Campbell won election to the 25th District Seat in the Nebraska Senate, defeating Travis Wagner.[11]
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kathy Campbell
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14,515 | |||
| Travis Wagner | 8,069 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Nebraska scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2020
In 2020, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 8 to August 13.
- Legislators are scored on children's issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 107th Legislature, 1st session from January 9 through May 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 106th Legislature, 2nd session from January 3 to April 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 105th Legislature, 1st session from January 4 to May 23.
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2016
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In 2016, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 104th Legislature, 2nd session from January 6 to April 20.
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2015
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In 2015, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 104th Legislature, 1st session from January 7 to May 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 103rd Legislature, 2nd session from January 8 to April 17.[12]
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2013
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In 2013, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 103rd Legislature, 1st session from January 9 to June 5.
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2012
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In 2012, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 102nd Legislature, 2nd session from January 4 to April 18.
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2011
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In 2011, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 102nd Legislature, 1st session from January 5 to June 8.
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Personal
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Campbell and her husband, Richard, have two children. She has been involved with the Bryan LGH Medical Center Board of Trustees, Junior League of Lincoln, Leadership Lincoln Board of Directors, Lincoln Foundation Distribution Committee, Lincoln-Lancaster County Food, Bank Board of Directors Capital Campaign, National Council of Mortar Board Conferences and Alumni, Nebraska On the Move - A Statewide Transportation Study, Star City Holiday Festival Board of Directors, Community Advisory Board, Union College, Board of Directors, United Way, Community Advisory Committee on Priorities, United Way, Women's Leadership Council, United Way, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Campbell has served on a number of non-legislative committees, including the City of Lincoln Mayor's Economic Development Task Force Steering Commission, Governor's Task Force on Violence Against Women and Children, Lincoln Public Schools Student Housing Task Force, Nebraska Indigent Defense Task Force, Nebraska Study Commission - Delivery of Human Services, Nebraska Task Force on Foster Care Planning, and the Nebraska Transportation Task Force for Nebraska's Future.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kathy + Campbell + Nebraska + Senate"
See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from the Nebraska Legislature
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: Although the Nebraska State Senate elects its members in nonpartisan elections, members of the chamber generally function along party lines when it comes to voting and caucusing. Please see Nebraska State Senate partisan affiliation for more information.
- ↑ Unicameral Update, "Sen. Campbell's varied interests reflected in Legislature," accessed February 12, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ kathycampbell.org/Priorities, "Priorities," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed February 14, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Unofficial 2012 Primary Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "2014 Legislative Session," accessed June 27, 2014
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| Preceded by Ron Raikes |
Nebraska State Senate District 25 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Suzanne Geist |
