Q:Facts: - profession: politician - successor: beverly clarno - party: republican - spouse: karlyn mattson - predecessor: vera katz - office: 58th speaker of the oregon house of representatives - term end: 1994 - constituency: lane county - term start: 1991 - birth date: 31 july 1931 - name: larry campbell - birth place: des moines , iowa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of larry campbell -lrb- oregon politician -rrb- .
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larry l. campbell -lrb- born july 31 , 1931 -rrb- a republican politician from the u.s. state of oregon , served as speaker of the oregon house of representatives in the early 1990s , representing eugene .campbell is credited with engineering his party 's 1990 takeover of the state legislature , which lasted 16 years .he began working as a lobbyist in 1995 , immediately after the end of his legislative term .he was criticized for pre-filing a bill that benefitted a client , with whom he had signed a contract while still a legislator .in 1999 , he was considered the most powerful man in salem .he started the oregon victory pac , which quickly became the biggest lobbying group in the state outside the major parties ; it contributed over $ 750,000 to oregon politicians in the 1990s .he drew criticism for campaigning on behalf of republican control of the legislature during the 2007 legislative session .