Nighthorse Campbell stumps for Sen. McCain
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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Politics
Ex-Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado), a registered lobbyist, is campaigning in Indian Country for
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).
Campbell, a member of the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, recently spoke to the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Nations to promote the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. "McCain has a record of a quarter of century of helping Indian tribes," Campbell said, The Appleton Post-Crescent reported.
Campbell served with McCain on the
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee, before retiring in 2004. He works for the the Holland & Knight firm as a
lobbyist and his 2008 clients include the
National Indian Gaming Association and the
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York, according to
Senate records.
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