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Portrait of Linda Dean Campbell

Campbell, Linda Dean

RepresentativeDemocrat15th Essex

Official Record

  • Chamber House of Representatives
  • Political Offices
    • City Councilor, Methuen Six Years

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth May 22, 1956
  • Marital Status Married (Donald)
  • Children 2
  • Residence 42 Sugar Pine Lane, Methuen, MA 01844
  • Religion Catholic
  • Hobbies Reading - History and Biography / Sports - hiking, swimming, snowboarding/snowshoeing
  • Favorite Quote "We can either have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both." -Louis Brandeis

Education & Career

Education

  • St. Mary's High School, Lawrence, MA
  • UMASS, Amherst (B.A., Honors, History)
  • University of Southern California (M.A., International Relations)

Occupation

Full Time Legislator/ House Chair, Joint Committee on Advanced IT, Cybersecurity, the Internet/ House Chair of the Special Joint Committee to Investigate the Deaths of 77 Veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers Home

Previous Employment

  • Captain, US Army 8 years of Active Duty (six years in Germany and two years at Ft.Bragg NC as an Intelligence Officer and paratrooper with US Army Rapid Deployment Force) Adjunct Professor, High school Teacher

Organizations

  • Methuen YMCA (Board of Directors)
  • Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
  • Methuen Exchange Club
  • The American Legion
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish
  • Methuen Historical Society
  • UMASS Women into Leadership Advisory Board

Election Results

ContestResult
PrimaryRan unopposed in primary election
GeneralRan unopposed in general election

Related Records

Interest Group Ratings

OrganizationRating
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance0%
MASSPIRG88%
National Federation of Independent Businesses38%
Progressive MassachusettsC
Planned ParenthoodMixed

Campaign Finances

Beginning Balance$37,326.09
Receipts$3,156.51
Expenditures$324.01
Ending Balance$40,158.59