[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 40 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3452-S3453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                WELCOME, SENATOR BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I had the honor earlier this morning of 
announcing that Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, would be 
joining the Republican ranks in the Senate. And, again, I want to 
extend a welcome to him and say how proud I am of him for his 
conviction and his courage.
  I am satisfied that his voting pattern will remain the same. He has 
things he feels very strongly about. He does worry about where we are 
headed with deficit spending in this country. He is 
[[Page S3453]] concerned about the Federal Government's abuse of public 
lands. He is concerned about private property rights. He has an 
outstanding record, one that I have observed for, I guess, 10 years 
now, having served in the House of Representatives with him back in the 
midsixties and now having watched him in the Senate for the past 2 
years. He is going to be an outstanding addition to the party. It is an 
honor to the Republican Party to have him join us.
  I ask unanimous consent that his resume be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the resume was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

       Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democrat, of Ignacio, CO; born in 
     Auburn, CA, on April 13, 1933; attended New England Mills 
     Grammar School, Weimar, CA; attended Placer High School, 
     Auburn, CA, 1951; quit high school to join Air Force (where 
     he got his GED); in 1991 attended Placer High School`s 
     graduation exercises and received a diploma; B.A., San Jose 
     State, 1957; attended Meiji University in Toyko, Japan, as 
     special research student, 1960-64; served in U.S. Air Force 
     in Korea, airman second class, 1951-53; jewelry designer who 
     has won more than 200 first-place and best-of-show awards; 
     rancher who raised, trained, and showed horses; All-American 
     in judo, captained the U.S. Olympic Judo Team, 1965; won the 
     gold medal in the Pan-American Games of 1963; elected to 
     Colorado State Legislature in 1982, serving 1983-86 on the 
     agriculture and Natural Affairs and Business and Labor 
     Committees; appointed adviser to the Colorado Commission on 
     International Trade and Colorado Commission on the Arts and 
     Humanities; voted by colleagues one of ``Ten Best 
     Legislators'' in the Denver Post-News Center 4 survey, 1984; 
     ``1984 Outstanding Legislator'' award from Colorado Bankers 
     Association; inducted into the Council of 44 Chiefs, Northern 
     Cheyenne Indian Tribe; member of Durango Chamber of Commerce, 
     American Quarter Horse Association, American Paint Horse 
     Association, American Brangus Association, American Indian 
     Education Association, Colorado Pilots Association, Aircraft 
     Owners and Pilot Association, senior technical adviser, U.S. 
     Judo Association; married July 23, 1966, to Linda Price; two 
     children: Colin, and Shanan; elected to the 100th Congress, 
     November 4, 1986; reelected to each succeeding Congress; 
     appointed to Committees on Agriculture, Interior and Insular 
     Affairs, and Small Business; elected to the Senate on 
     November 3, 1992 for the 6-year term beginning January 3, 
     1993.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, just to make a couple observations about Ben 
Nighthorse Campbell as an individual, he was born in California, but 
moved to Colorado at an early age. He served in the Air Force during 
the Korean war. He is a rancher who raises and trains show horses. He 
was All-American in judo. He captained the U.S. Olympic team in 1964 
and won the gold medal in the Pan-American games in 1963. He was 
elected to the Colorado State Legislature in 1982, where he received 
numerous awards, including being voted one of the 10 best legislators 
in the Denver Post-News Center 4 survey. In 1984, he was selected as 
the Outstanding Legislator by the Colorado Bankers Association. He has 
been inducted into the Council of 44 Chiefs, of the Northern Cheyenne 
Indian Tribe. He is a member of the American Indian Education 
Association and the Colorado Pilots Association. He is married to the 
former Linda Price, and they have two children.
  He is a typical example of the American success story, starting with 
very humble beginnings, overcoming lots of difficulty and adversity. 
But by hard work and energy and education and training, he has become 
an outstanding U.S. Senator, and we are truly pleased to have him in 
our ranks here today.

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