John Campbell

Tue., Oct. 17, 2000

Resume: 66 … Bonner County native … retired businessman and outdoors columnist … incumbent two-term legislator … member of House Environmental Affairs Committee, Resources and Conservation Committee and State Affairs Committee … member of Environmental Common Sense Task Force … member of Panhandle Basin Advisory Group.

Why Running: “There’s a lot of things I want to still accomplish.”

Issues: Health insurance for the working poor … sales tax support for school facilities … U.S. Highway 95 improvements … advocates spending state surplus on one-time need in rural areas … wants detailed warning labels for Ritalin and other behavior modifying drugs … supports sentencing reform to control prison populations.

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