Members of Congress / Ben Campbell

Biographical Information

CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse, a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Auburn, Calif., April 13, 1933; attended public schools; B.A., California State University at San Jose 1957; attended Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan 1960-1964; served in U.S. Air Force in Korea 1951-1954; represented the United States in 1964 Olympic Games (judo) at Tokyo, Japan; jewelry designer; rancher; served in Colorado State Legislature 1983-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1992, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and served from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2005; changed from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1995; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001] One Hundred Eighth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 2004. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 108th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 104th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, Colorado, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Colorado (Dist. 3), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/8/04	Vote 216: S 2845: S. 2845 Conference Report; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
11/20/04	Vote 215: H R 4818: H. R. 4818 Conference Report; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005	Not Voting	Yes	None
11/19/04	Vote 214: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1047; Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/17/04	Vote 213: S 2986: S. 2986; A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.	Yes	Yes	No
11/16/04	Vote 212: On the Nomination: Confirmation Francis J. Harvey, Of California, To Be Secretary Of The Army	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/11/04	Vote 211: H R 4520: H.R. 4520 Conference Report; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/10/04	Vote 210: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 4520; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/9/04	Vote 209: S RES 454: S. Res. 454; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill.	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/9/04	Vote 208: S RES 445: S. Res. 445 As Amended.; Intelligence Reorganization bill	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/9/04	Vote 207: S RES 445: Hutchison Amdt. No. 4015 As Amended; To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations.	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/9/04	Vote 206: S RES 445: Nickles Amdt. No. 4041; To vest sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process in the Committee on the Budget, and to give the Committee on the Budget joint jurisdiction with the Governmental Affairs Committee over the process of reviewing, holding hearings, and voting on persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget.	Not Voting	No	Yes
10/8/04	Vote 205: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion To Instruct SGT At Arms; Intelligence Reorganization bill	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/8/04	Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The McConnell Amdt. No. 3981; To implement the congressional oversight recommendations of the 9-11 Commission.	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/7/04	Vote 203: S RES 445: Biden Amdt. No. 4021; To provide that the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum.	Not Voting	No	Yes
10/7/04	Vote 202: S RES 445: Hatch Amdt. No. 4037; To retain jurisdiction over the Secret Service in the Committee on the Judiciary.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/04	Vote 201: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 4000; To ensure that the Committee has jurisdiction over the Transportation Security Administration.	No	No	No
10/7/04	Vote 200: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 3999; To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence.	No	No	No
10/6/04	Vote 199: S 2845: S. 2845, As Amended; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/6/04	Vote 198: S 2845: Roberts Amdt. No. 3742 As Modified; To clarify the continuing applicability of section 504 of the National Security act of 1947 to the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/04	Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On S. 2845; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004	Yes	Yes	Yes

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