BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL
Name: Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell
Born: 13 April 1933 Auburn, California
Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He
was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005 and was for some time the
only Native American serving in the U.S. Congress. Campbell was a U.S.
Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he was sworn into office as a Senator
following his election on November 3, 1992. He was only the 3rd Native American
to serve in the U.S. Senate in history. Campbell also serves as one of forty-four
members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe.
Originally a member of the Democratic Party, Campbell switched to the Republican
Party in 1995. Reelected in 1998, Campbell announced in March 2004 that he would
not run for reelection to a third term in November of that year. He expressed
interest in running for Governor of Colorado in 2006. However, on January 4,
2006, he announced that he would not enter the race. His Senate seat was won by
Democrat Ken Salazar in the November 2004 election.
Name: Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell
Born: 13 April 1933 Auburn, California
Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He
was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005 and was for some time the
only Native American serving in the U.S. Congress. Campbell was a U.S.
Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he was sworn into office as a Senator
following his election on November 3, 1992. He was only the 3rd Native American
to serve in the U.S. Senate in history. Campbell also serves as one of forty-four
members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe.
Originally a member of the Democratic Party, Campbell switched to the Republican
Party in 1995. Reelected in 1998, Campbell announced in March 2004 that he would
not run for reelection to a third term in November of that year. He expressed
interest in running for Governor of Colorado in 2006. However, on January 4,
2006, he announced that he would not enter the race. His Senate seat was won by
Democrat Ken Salazar in the November 2004 election.