Foster L. Campbell, Jr. (born January 6, 1947) is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a former 26-year member of the Louisiana State Senate, and a candidate for Governor in the October 20, 2007, jungle primary. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is an independent regulatory agency serving the public of Louisiana by managing its public utilities and motor carriers. ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... List of Governors of Louisiana First French Era Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713 Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717 De lEpinay 1717-1718 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... In the jungle primary, all candidates run in the same initial election regardless of party label. ...

Born in Shreveport, Campbell graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches with a bachelor of science degree. After graduation, he became a salesman of agricultural supplies until 1976, when he founded the Campbell Insurance Agency in Bossier City in Bossier Parish. Nickname: Motto: City of Shreveport 1836 Location in the state of Louisiana. ... The seal of Northwestern State University. ... The city of Natchitoches (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Salesman is a 1969 cinema verité documentary film which follows four salesmen of expensive Bibles door-to-door in a low-income neighborhood which cannot afford expensive Bibles. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ... Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 56,461. ... Bossier Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

That same year, he was elected to the Senate to succeed the retiring conservative Democrat Harold Montgomery of Doyline in Webster Parish. During his Senate service, Campbell was often an ally of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards. He chaired the Select Committee on Consumer Affairs. This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... A. Harold Montgomery, Sr. ... Doyline is a village located in Webster Parish, Louisiana. ... Webster Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ...

Campbell ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in both 1980 and 1988. The seat which he contested was eventually won by then Democrat Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, and Republican James Otis McCrery, III, respectively. Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Elson Buddy Roemer, III, was governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992 and a Democratic member of the U.S. House from 1981-1988. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Rep. ...

In 2002, he was elected to the Public Service Commission, the statewide regulatory agency in charge of public utilities and the oil industry. He unseated a popular incumbent Don Owen, a former television news anchorman in Shreveport. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Anchorman may refer to: News anchor, someone who works in radio who hosts a regular news program Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, a 2004 American comedy movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In November 2006, Campbell informed the press that he was considering challenging incumbent Governor Kathleen Blanco, a fellow Democrat, in the jungle primary. He subsequently toured the state, raised money, and hired political consultant George Kennedy, described by LAPolitics.com as "the state's hottest political consultant." The centerpiece of Campbell's platform for the campaign is a proposal to repeal the excise tax levied by the state on domesic oil production and replace it with a 6 percent processing fee on all oil and natural gas that passes through the state. Campbell estimates that this fee will raise $5.5 billion per year, enough to eliminate the state's income tax and have nearly $2 billion per year left for discretionary spending. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is an American politician. ... Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. ... George Kennedy George Kennedy (born February 18, 1925 in New York City, New York) is an actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. ... Look up Excise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Natural olive oil Synthetic motor oil An oil is any substance that is in a viscous liquid state (oily) at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic (immiscible with water, literally water fearing) and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally fat loving). This general definition includes compound classes... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income of persons, corporations, or other legal entities. ... Government spending consists of government purchases, including transfer payments, which can be financed by seigniorage (the creation of money for government funding), taxes, or government borrowing. ...

On March 19, 2007, in a press conference held in New Orleans, Campbell officially announced his gubernatorial campaign. The next day, in apparent response to opinion polls showing that she would be unlikely to win re-election over the Republican U.S. Representative Bobby Jindal, Blanco announced that she would not seek re-election. Blanco defeated Jindal in the 2003 general election. Former U.S. Senator John Breaux, a Democrat, was expected to also announce his candidacy but bowed out on April 13. On April 26, another gubernatorial contender, Walter Boasso, the Republican state senator from St. Bernard Parish in south Louisiana, announced that he was returning to the Democratic Party. Campbell will hence face Jindal and Boasso in the primary. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ... Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Piyush Bobby Jindal (born June 10, 1971 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Louisiana politician. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... John Berlinger Breaux (last name pronounced BRO) was a United States senator from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... St. ...

If elected, Campbell would join Huey Pierce Long, Jr., James Houston "Jimmie" Davis, and John McKeithen as the fourth public service commissioenr to become governor. Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ... Jimmie Davis James Houston Davis, better known as Jimmie Davis, (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was a noted singer of both sacred and popular songs who served two nonconsecutive terms as a Democratic governor of Louisiana in the mid-twentieth century. ... John Julian McKeithen (May 28, 1918 -- June 4, 1999), a Democrat from the tiny town of Columbia in Caldwell Parish in northeastern Louisiana, was the first governor of his state to serve two consecutive terms. ...

External links

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