Jack M. Campbell

{{short description|American politician}} {{For|the D.C. Superior Court judge|John M. Campbell (judge)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jack M. Campbell | image = Jack M. Campbell.jpg | order1 = 21st | office1 = Governor of New Mexico | term_start1 = January 1, 1963 | term_end1 = January 1, 1967 | lieutenant1 = [[Mack Easley]] | predecessor1 = [[Tom Bolack]] | successor1 = [[David Cargo]] | office2 = Member of the [[New Mexico House of Representatives]] | term2 = 1955–1962 | birth_name = John Moren Campbell | birth_date = {{birth date|1916|9|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]], [[Kansas]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1999|6|14|1916|9|10}} | death_place = [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]], U.S. | spouse = Ruthanne DeBus | children = 4 | profession = [[Lawyer|Attorney]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | footnotes = | allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}} | branch = {{flag|United States Marine Corps|23px}} | service_years = | battles = [[World War II]] | alma_mater = [[Washburn University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) }} '''John Moren Campbell''' (September 10, 1916 – June 14, 1999) was an American politician who served as the 21st [[governor of New Mexico]] from January 1, 1963 until January 1, 1967.<ref name="Mini-bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/903/000122537/|title=Jack M. Campbell|access-date=2008-02-14|publisher=NNDB}}</ref><ref name="Biography"/>

== Early life and education == Campbell was born in [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]], [[Reno County, Kansas|Reno County]], [[Kansas]], and educated at [[Washburn University]], where he received an [[bachelor's degree|undergraduate degree]] in 1938 and an LL.B degree in 1940.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=2559224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD|title=New Mexico Governor Jack M. Campbell|access-date=2008-02-14|publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>

== Career == During [[World War II]], Campbell served in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. After the war, he established a [[Hamlin Hamlin & McGill|legal practice]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], while working as an agent for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name="Biography" />

In 1955, Campbell began his career in politics when he was elected to the [[New Mexico House of Representatives]], where he served until 1962, after having spent the last two years as Speaker.

In 1962, he was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for governor and defeated incumbent [[Edwin L. Mechem]] 130,933 to 116,184. Two years later, in 1964, he became the first New Mexico governor in 12 years to win re-election.

In office, Campbell supported programs to aid the mentally ill, and appointed the first state science adviser. In 1963 he called for an overhaul in the [[Constitution of the State of New Mexico|New Mexico Constitution]] and convinced the legislature to create a Constitutional Revision Commission, which eventually led to the 1969 New Mexico Constitutional Convention.<ref>Garcia, F. Chris; Hain, Paul L.; St. Clair, Gilbert K. And Seckler, Kim (editors) (2006) ''Governing New Mexico'' University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, pages 32-33, {{ISBN|978-0-8263-4128-0}}</ref>

After leaving office, he served on the [[Atomic Safety and Licensing Board]].

== Death == Campbell died in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] in 1999.

==References== <references />

==External links== *[http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=2559224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association profile] *[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E0D9173BF93BA25755C0A96F958260 New York Times obituary, June 18, 1999] * Meeting with President [[John F. Kennedy]] in the [[Oval Office]], May 23, 1963: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHP-AR7936-A.aspx

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