Robert J. Campbell, a Democrat, was elected to the California State Assembly in 1980 to represent the Eleventh Assembly District. The Robert J. Campbell Papers consist of 15 cubic feet of records reflecting the interests and political activities of Assembly Member Campbell during his 16 years in the California State Legislature.

California legislator Robert J. Campbell was born December 20, 1937 in Los Angeles. His family moved to Richmond, in the San Francisco Bay Area, when Campbell was a child, and he attended high school there. His undergraduate work was done at Contra Costa College and San Francisco State University, where he played on the football team and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961. Three years later, he received his Master of Arts in History from the University of California, Berkeley and taught history courses there for two years. Campbell served in the U.S. Army and California National Guard from 1961 to 1972. After teaching, he worked in the insurance industry in Richmond, becoming president and chief stockholder of a prominent company in 1980.Agriculture, 1981-1982

15 cubic feet

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