Ronnie R. Campbell, an American politician and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, first elected in a special election in 2018 has died. Campbell was born in 1954 and he died on December 13, 2022 after a battle with cancer. He was 68 years.
Campbell’s demise was announced Tuesday by House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah.
Campbell received a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University in 1976, majoring in criminal science.
After graduation, he worked in Northern Virginia as a Police officer.
In November 2018, 24th district state delegate Ben Cline was elected United States House of Representatives, triggering a special election for his state house seat.
Campbell won the primary by a one-vote margin, defeating Amherst County Supervisor Jimmy Ayers and two other candidates.
In the December 2018 special election, Campbell defeated lawyer and activist Christian Worth by a 59% to 40% margin.
Campbell was sworn into office on January 2, 2019, a week before the 2019 legislative session started.