| William Campbell | |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Orem, Utah |
| State Senate: | California |
| District: | 31st |
| Term: | December 3, 1984 - December 15, 1989 |
| Preceded: | Ollie Speraw |
| Succeeded: | Frank Hill |
| State Senate1: | California |
| District1: | 33rd |
| Term1: | December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1984 |
| Preceded1: | Joseph M. Kennick |
| Succeeded1: | Paul B. Carpenter |
| State Assembly2: | California |
| District2: | 64th |
| Term2: | December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1976 |
| Preceded2: | Bob Cline |
| Succeeded2: | David Stirling |
| State Assembly3: | California |
| District3: | 50th |
| Term3: | January 2, 1967 - January 8, 1973 |
| Preceded3: | Philip L. Soto |
| Succeeded3: | Joseph B. Montoya |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Margene Taylor |
| Children: | 3 |
| Education: | Westminster College Columbia University |
William Paul Campbell (July 24, 1935 - March 22, 2015) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, Campbell served in the United States Army. He went to Westminster College and Columbia University. In 1959, he moved to California and was an administrative aide for an elementary school district. Campbell lived in Hacienda Heights, California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1966 to 1974 and was a Republican. Campbell then served in the California State Senate from 1976 to 1990 and was Senate Republican Leader from 1979 to 1983. He then became president of the California Manufacturers & Technology Assn. Campbell then moved to Orem, Utah, where he died.[1] [2]
Campbell was a Latter-day Saint and got married in the Los Angeles California Temple.