Foster Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Don Owen |
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 36th district | |
| In office December 1976 – December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Robert Adley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Foster Lonnie Campbell Jr. January 6, 1947 Shreveport, Louisiana, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Wright (divorced) Gwen Wilhite |
| Children | 5, and 1 stepchild |
| Education | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Northwestern State University (BA) |
Foster Lonnie Campbell Jr. (born January 6, 1947) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party from the U.S. state of Louisiana. Since 2003, he has been a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 2002.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in the 2007 election against Republican Bobby Jindal. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district three times: in 1980, 1988, and 1990. In 2016, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat vacated by incumbent Republican David Vitter.
In 2012, Campbell became chairman of the five-member Public Service Commission. He was re-elected to a third term on the commission in 2014.[1] He won a fourth six-year term as Louisiana Public Service Commissioner in 2020.[2]
- ^ Bossier Press-Tribune Staff (2014-12-31). "The Biggest Stories of 2014". Bossier Newspaper Publishing Company, Inc. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "Voters sent Foster Campbell back to District 5 PSC seat for fourth 6-year term". 4 November 2020.