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Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American Cheyenne politician who represented Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and was a United States Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005.
Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell (Auburn, 13 aprile 1933) è un politico e judoka statunitense, membro della Camera dei Rappresentanti per lo stato del Colorado dal 1987 al 1993 e senatore per lo stesso stato dal 1993 al 2005.
11 giu 2018 · As a result of his election on November 3, 1992, Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born 1933) of Colorado be came the first Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate in more than 60 years. A member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Campbell was also a renowned athlete and captained the U.S. judo team for the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
19 ago 2021 · Ben Nighthorse Campbell. For over 60 years, Northern Cheyenne artist Ben Nighthorse has been creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind, award-winning jewelry. His life’s journey has included captaining the 1964 U.S. Olympic Judo team, serving in the U.S. Air Force, training champion horses, serving in the Colorado State Legislature, the U ...
Biography. When Ben Nighthorse Campbell served as one of Colorado’s U.S. Senators from 1993 to 2005, he was the only Native American serving in Congress and the first American Indian to serve in the U.S. Senate in more than 60 years. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in a Judo competition. (Credit: Denver Public Library)
The life and story of Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Originally a Democrat, Ben served four years in the Colorado state legislature. He was then elected to represent Colorado’s Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the eighth Native American ever elected to Congress.
In 1992 he became the first Indian elected to the U.S. Senate in over sixty years--and the only Senator to wear a pony tail. His name is Ben Nighthorse Campbell, and his life story is a veritable Horatio Alger success story.
