Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Politician, athlete and rancher

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Auburn, California, United States

Profession: politician, rancher, judoka

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is a Cheyenne-American politician who served as a U.S.
Representative from 1987 to 1993, and a U.S.
Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005.
He serves as one of forty-four members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe.
During his time in office, he was the only American Indian serving in the U.S.
Congress. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, Campbell switched to the Republican Party on March 3, 1995.
Reelected to the U.S.
Senate in 1998, Campbell announced in March 2004 that he would not run for reelection to a third term in November of that year.
His Senate seat was then won by Democrat Ken Salazar in the November 2004 election.
He later expressed interest in running for Governor of Colorado in 2006; however, on January 4, 2006, he announced that he would not enter the race.
He later became a lobbyist for the law and lobbying firm Holland & Knight and afterward co-founded his own lobbying firm, Ben Nighthorse Consultants.