Bonnie Campbell (lawyer)

Bonnie Campbell

32nd Attorney General of Iowa
In office January 11, 1991 – January 6, 1995
Governor	Terry Branstad
Preceded by	Tom Miller
Succeeded by	Tom Miller
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-09) April 9, 1948 Norwich, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Drake University

Bonnie J. Campbell (born April 9, 1948) is an American lawyer, a former Iowa Attorney General, a former Iowa gubernatorial candidate, a former official in the U.S. Department of Justice and a former federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Early life, education and career prior to elected office

Originally from Norwich, New York, Campbell moved to Washington, D.C. after completing high school and began working for a succession of politicians, including for United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Weaver as a clerk-stenographer from 1965 until 1967. She then worked as a clerk for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations from 1967 until 1969. She joined the office of U.S. Sen. Harold Hughes as a caseworker from 1969 until 1974. Her work for Hughes brought her to Iowa, where she took a job with U.S. Sen. John Culver as a field office coordinator from 1974 until 1981.

During her time working for Senator Culver, Campbell pursued her undergraduate degree, earning a bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1982. She subsequently earned a law degree from Drake University Law School in 1984. She worked as a lawyer in private practice in Iowa from 1985 until 1991, and also was the chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party from 1987 until 1991.^[1]

Career in electoral politics and later work in the U.S. Department of Justice

In 1990, Campbell won election as Iowa's attorney general as a Democrat, defeating her Republican opponent, Ed Kelly. She is known most during her time as attorney general for having written an anti-stalking law that became a national blueprint.^[2] In 1994, Campbell ran for governor but lost to incumbent Gov. Terry Branstad by a margin of 57 percent to 42 percent. On March 21, 1995, President Clinton appointed Campbell to head the U.S. Department of Justice's newly created Violence Against Women office. Campbell's own family life helped to inform her experience in the role, given that her half-brother, Stephen Pierce, had been found guilty in 1975 of murdering a 16-year-old girl during a rape attempt. "In a sense, I suppose you could call it making amends," Campbell told People magazine in an article that appeared on November 20, 1995. "While I had nothing to do with Stephen's crime, it left a permanent scar on me."^[3]

In 1997, Time magazine named Campbell one of the magazine's 25 most influential Americans.^[4]

Nomination to the Eighth Circuit

On March 2, 2000, President Clinton nominated Campbell to the Eighth Circuit vacancy created by the retirement of George Gardner Fagg.^[5] Even though she had the backing of both Democrat Tom Harkin and even Republican Chuck Grassley -her home state's U.S. senators- Republicans in the Senate almost immediately targeted her nomination, noting that she had angered Christian conservatives during her 1994 gubernatorial run by saying, "I hate to call them Christian because I am Christian, and I hate to call them religious, because they're not, so I'll call them the radical right."^[6] While the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee did conduct a hearing on her judicial nomination on May 25, 2000, with less than eight months remaining before Clinton's presidency ended, the Republican-led Judiciary Committee never voted on her nomination, preventing the Senate from ever taking a full vote on her nomination. Clinton renominated her on January 3, 2001, but her nomination was returned by President Bush on March 20, 2001, along with 61 other executive and judicial nominations that Clinton had made. "I have a political background and I think I saw it for what it was," Campbell told the Des Moines Business Record in an article that was published on August 25, 2003. "It was a political battle....I don't think it was personal."

Career since the failed nomination

After Clinton's term ended, Campbell joined the Washington, D.C. law firm Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn.^[7] She moved back to Iowa in 2003 and opened a private legal practice. In 2007, she was appointed by Gov. Chet Culver to the state's Board of Regents.^[8]

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Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices
Preceded by Tom Miller	Attorney General of Iowa 1991–1995	Succeeded by Tom Miller
Party political offices
Preceded by Donald Avenson	Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa 1994	Succeeded by Tom Vilsack

Iowa Women's Hall of Fame

1975–1979

1975	Bloomer, Amelia JenksAmelia Jenks Bloomer Catt, Carrie ChapmanCarrie Chapman Catt Miller, Ola BabcockOla Babcock Miller Wittenmyer, AnnieAnnie Wittenmyer

1976	Glaspell, SusanSusan Glaspell Hills, Cora BusseyCora Bussey Hills Samuelson, AgnesAgnes Samuelson Sayre, Ruth BuxtonRuth Buxton Sayre

1977	Binford, JessieJessie Binford Shambaugh, Jessie FieldJessie Field Shambaugh Smith, Ida B. WiseIda B. Wise Smith Smith, Mary LouiseMary Louise Smith

1978	Day, JacquelineJacqueline Day Houghton, DorothyDorothy Houghton Pendray, CarolynCarolyn Pendray Suckow, RuthRuth Suckow

1979	Doderer, MinnetteMinnette Doderer Lee, MabelMabel Lee Odell, Mary Jane NevilleMary Jane Neville Odell Rosenfeld, LouiseLouise Rosenfeld

1980–1989

1980	Cunningham, RosaRosa Cunningham Grefe, MaryMary Grefe Mansfield, ArabellaArabella Mansfield Williams, Catherine G.Catherine G. Williams

1981	Adams, Mary NewburyMary Newbury Adams Conlin, Roxanne BartonRoxanne Barton Conlin Garst, MaryMary Garst Noun, Louise RosenfieldLouise Rosenfield Noun

1982	Anderson, Peg StairPeg Stair Anderson Anderson, Ruth BlufordRuth Bluford Anderson Hogrefe, PearlPearl Hogrefe Smith, Jeanne MontgomeryJeanne Montgomery Smith

1983	Bedell, VirginiaVirginia Bedell Davis, Evelyn K. ScottEvelyn K. Scott Davis Everett, Beverly GeorgeBeverly George Everett Hilton, Helen LeBaronHelen LeBaron Hilton

1984	Buchanan, Fannie R.Fannie R. Buchanan Clarke, Mary FrancesMary Frances Clarke Petersen, Mary LouiseMary Louise Petersen Sackett, Edith Rose MurphyEdith Rose Murphy Sackett

1985	Black, Gladys B.Gladys B. Black Griffin, Edna M.Edna M. Griffin Lawther, Anna B.Anna B. Lawther Murray, Alice Van WertAlice Van Wert Murray

1986	Cothorn, Marguerite EstersMarguerite Esters Cothorn Glanton, Willie StevensonWillie Stevenson Glanton Parker, Jessie M.Jessie M. Parker Schramm, DorothyDorothy Schramm

1987	Davidson, Jolly Ann HortonJolly Ann Horton Davidson Fowler, Gwendolyn WilsonGwendolyn Wilson Fowler Hoover, Lou HenryLou Henry Hoover Walker, Nellie VerneNellie Verne Walker

1988	Edmunds, A. LillianA. Lillian Edmunds Lummer, Twila ParkerTwila Parker Lummer Murphy, Marilyn O.Marilyn O. Murphy Sullivan, Sister Patricia ClareSister Patricia Clare Sullivan

1989	Hill, Nancy MariaNancy Maria Hill Sievers, Georgia RogersGeorgia Rogers Sievers Swenson, Ruth WildmanRuth Wildman Swenson Wilson, Cristine SwansonCristine Swanson Wilson

1990–1999

1990	Coggeshall, Mary JaneMary Jane Coggeshall Furgerson, Betty JeanBetty Jean Furgerson Fleming, Merle WilnaMerle Wilna Fleming Riley, Glenda GatesGlenda Gates Riley

1991	Jones, Mabel LossingMabel Lossing Jones Putnam, Mary Louise DuncanMary Louise Duncan Putnam Staples, Marilyn EMarilyn E Staples Tiffany, Lois HatteryLois Hattery Tiffany

1992	Harper, VirginiaVirginia Harper Henderson, Helen BrownHelen Brown Henderson Rubenstein, Eve SchmollEve Schmoll Rubenstein Welch, Mary BeaumontMary Beaumont Welch

1993	Anderson, Julia FaltinsonJulia Faltinson Anderson Eisenhower, Mamie DoudMamie Doud Eisenhower Sudlow, Phebe W.Phebe W. Sudlow Wanatee, Jean Adeline MorganJean Adeline Morgan Wanatee

1994	Benson, Mildred WirtMildred Wirt Benson Eichjacker, LoisLois Eichjacker Rush, Gertrude DurdenGertrude Durden Rush Villines, Evelyne JobeEvelyne Jobe Villines

1995	Brown, Sue M. WilsonSue M. Wilson Brown Campos, Mary E. DominguesMary E. Domingues Campos Dieken, GertrudeGertrude Dieken Stevens, Rowena EdsonRowena Edson Stevens

1996	Liffring-Zug Bourret, JoanJoan Liffring-Zug Bourret Le Sueur, MeridelMeridel Le Sueur Murray, Janette StevensonJanette Stevenson Murray Wood, Mary EMary E Wood

1997	Bruner, Charlotte HughesCharlotte Hughes Bruner Mullen, Margaret "Peg"Margaret "Peg" Mullen Webb, Beulah E.Beulah E. Webb Savery, Annie NowlinAnnie Nowlin Savery

1998	Alcrich, Bess StreeterBess Streeter Alcrich

1999	Berg, Mary JayleneMary Jaylene Berg Findlay, Rosa Maria Escudé deRosa Maria Escudé de Findlay Stein, Helen NavranHelen Navran Stein Szymoniak, Elaine EisfelderElaine Eisfelder Szymoniak

2000–2009

2000	{ Clark, Betty Jean "Beje" WalkerBetty Jean "Beje" Walker Clark O'Brien, DeniseDenise O'Brien Swain, Adeline MorrisonAdeline Morrison Swain Swanson, Margaret BoeyeMargaret Boeye Swanson

2001	Delworth, UrsulaUrsula Delworth Fowle, Phyllis L. ProppPhyllis L. Propp Fowle Hughes, Phyllis JosephinePhyllis Josephine Hughes Pellegreno, Ann Dearing HoltgrenAnn Dearing Holtgren Pellegreno

2002	Campbell, BonnieBonnie Campbell Follon, Sue EllenSue Ellen Follon Jordan, Alice YostAlice Yost Jordan Ruedy, ShirleyShirley Ruedy

2003	Findley, Diana L.Diana L. Findley Francis, May E.May E. Francis Lloyd-Jones, Jean HallJean Hall Lloyd-Jones Toomey, Margaret MaryMargaret Mary Toomey

2004	Corning, Joy ColeJoy Cole Corning Evans, Mary AnnMary Ann Evans Nash, Ruth ColeRuth Cole Nash Pederson, Sally J.Sally J. Pederson

2005	Hammond, Johnnie WrightJohnnie Wright Hammond LaBlanc, BrendaBrenda LaBlanc Schechter, SusanSusan Schechter Zimmerman, Jo Ann McIntoseJo Ann McIntose Zimmerman

2006	Eyerly, JeanetteJeanette Eyerly Grant, Christine H. B.Christine H. B. Grant Paul, Dorothy Marion BoulerisDorothy Marion Bouleris Paul Sloss, Margaret WraggMargaret Wragg Sloss

2007	Gaines, Ruth AnnRuth Ann Gaines Harvat, Emma J.Emma J. Harvat Hayden, AdaAda Hayden Wimer, ConnieConnie Wimer

2008	Axel, Joan UrennJoan Urenn Axel Boatwright, Barbara MoormanBarbara Moorman Boatwright Engle, Hualing NiehHualing Nieh Engle Russell, Marilyn A.Marilyn A. Russell

2009	Kerber, Linda K.Linda K. Kerber Kramer, Mary E.Mary E. Kramer McCormick-Ohnemus, Adeline LavonneAdeline Lavonne McCormick-Ohnemus Stinson, LynLyn Stinson

2010–2019

2010	Addington, JuliaJulia Addington Lundby, MaryMary Lundby Sutton, Ruby L.Ruby L. Sutton Yanney, ChareseCharese Yanney

2011	Dunkel, Nancy A.Nancy A. Dunkel McGhee, Jacqueline EasleyJacqueline Easley McGhee Nelson, Charlotte BowersCharlotte Bowers Nelson Wood, Mildred Hope FisherMildred Hope Fisher Wood

2012	Judith A. Conlin Teresa Marie Hernandez

2013	Deborah Ann Turner Barbara Marie Mack Patty Judge Mary Louise Sconiers Chapman

2014	Renee Hardman Mary O'Keefe Maggie Tinsman Christie Vilsack

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