Representative Richard Campbell of Orrington is currently serving his ninth, non-consecutive, term in the Maine House. He is the Ranking Republican Member on the 131st Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. In previous terms, Campbell has served on the Banking and Insurance, Energy and Natural Resources, and Select Housing Committees.
Rep. Campbell graduated from Brewer High School and went on to attend secondary education at Eastern Maine Technical College and the University of Maine. Dick served in the Air Force for eight years. During the Vietnam War, he served in the Maine Air National Guard.
Rep. Campbell is the owner of Campbell LLC, a Design and Building contract company. His career experience also includes service as a member of the John Bapst High School Board of Trustees, as president with the Bangor-Brewer YMCA Board of Trustees, and as a co-chair with the Eastern Maine Soapbox Derby. Dick serves his hometown of Orrington as President of the Old Home Week Committee and is also a member of the historical society.
Letter: Continuing work to resolve Maine’s housing challenges by Opinion Contributor Updated September 25, 2023 Being a design/build passive solar energy-efficient green contractor-developer for 50 years, coupled with my service on the Maine Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Housing, it is apparent that the need for newer, creative, and more plentiful affordable housing options for more than…
By Steve Robinson March 14, 2023 Two Republican lawmakers are looking to bring nuclear power back to Maine. Reps. Mark Walker (R-Baldwin) and Richard Campbell (R-Orrington) both have bills in that could potentially open the door to the generation of electricity using nuclear power in Maine for the first time since 1996. Campbell’s bill would provide subsidies…
Article appearing in the Bangor Daily News by Lori Valigra When Cyrus Butler built the country’s first enclosed shopping mall in 1828, its large foyer and distance from other retail shops in Rhode Island’s capital of Providence quickly earned it the nickname “Butler’s Folly.” For a long time, it was an apt moniker. But the mall’s…
In today’s fast paced society, marketing of every product is crucial. Maine’s Community College System appears to have lost its focus on technical education. I have submitted legislation to help market technical education to supply trained technicians. That is why I Sponsored LD 174, An Act to Return the Name of the Maine Community College…
This is Representative Dick Campbell of Orrington with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. This week, the Legislature passed its’ first major piece of legislation, LD 3 – “An Act to Establish the Winter Energy Relief Payment Program to Aid Residents with High Heating Costs and to Finalize the COVID Pandemic Relief Payment Program.” Because of Republican…
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440
Home Office: (207) 745-7748
Email: Richard.Campbell@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Address:
2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04330
Home Address:
321 River Road, Orrignton, ME 04474
House: 116, 117, 118, 119, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131
Representative Richard Campbell of Orrington is currently serving his ninth, non-consecutive, term in the Maine House. He is the Ranking Republican Member on the 131st Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. In previous terms, Campbell has served on the Banking and Insurance, Energy and Natural Resources, and Select Housing Committees.
Rep. Campbell graduated from Brewer High School and went on to attend secondary education at Eastern Maine Technical College and the University of Maine. Dick served in the Air Force for eight years. During the Vietnam War, he served in the Maine Air National Guard.
Rep. Campbell is the owner of Campbell LLC, a Design and Building contract company. His career experience also includes service as a member of the John Bapst High School Board of Trustees, as president with the Bangor-Brewer YMCA Board of Trustees, and as a co-chair with the Eastern Maine Soapbox Derby. Dick serves his hometown of Orrington as President of the Old Home Week Committee and is also a member of the historical society.
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440
Home Office: (207) 745-7748
Email: Richard.Campbell@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Address:
2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04330
Home Address:
321 River Road, Orrignton, ME 04474
House: 116, 117, 118, 119, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131
Letter: Continuing work to resolve Maine’s housing challenges by Opinion Contributor Updated September 25, 2023 Being a design/build passive solar energy-efficient green contractor-developer for 50 years, coupled with my service on the Maine Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Housing, it is apparent that the need for newer, creative, and more plentiful affordable housing options for more than…
By Steve Robinson March 14, 2023 Two Republican lawmakers are looking to bring nuclear power back to Maine. Reps. Mark Walker (R-Baldwin) and Richard Campbell (R-Orrington) both have bills in that could potentially open the door to the generation of electricity using nuclear power in Maine for the first time since 1996. Campbell’s bill would provide subsidies…
Article appearing in the Bangor Daily News by Lori Valigra When Cyrus Butler built the country’s first enclosed shopping mall in 1828, its large foyer and distance from other retail shops in Rhode Island’s capital of Providence quickly earned it the nickname “Butler’s Folly.” For a long time, it was an apt moniker. But the mall’s…
In today’s fast paced society, marketing of every product is crucial. Maine’s Community College System appears to have lost its focus on technical education. I have submitted legislation to help market technical education to supply trained technicians. That is why I Sponsored LD 174, An Act to Return the Name of the Maine Community College…
This is Representative Dick Campbell of Orrington with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. This week, the Legislature passed its’ first major piece of legislation, LD 3 – “An Act to Establish the Winter Energy Relief Payment Program to Aid Residents with High Heating Costs and to Finalize the COVID Pandemic Relief Payment Program.” Because of Republican…
