Jane Campbell

Jane L. Campbell, the first and to date only woman elected Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio recently retired as the President/CEO of the United States Capitol Historical Society, a nonprofit organization chartered by Congress to educate the public on the history and heritage of the U.S. Capitol in a “manner that inspires informed patriotism.”

In addition to her time as Mayor, Ms. Campbell’s elected life included five years as county commissioner for Ohio’s largest county, six terms in the Ohio House of Representatives and a term on the Regional Transit Authority Board. Her public service focused on economic development, fiscal stability, child welfare, and health and human services policy. She established Ohio’s first Brownfield Loan program and carried the legislation to finance both Cleveland sports stadiums. After successfully implementing welfare reform, Governing Magazine honored Campbell as 2000 Public Official of the Year. Ms. Campbell also served as President of the National Conference of State Legislators.

Following her time in office Ms. Campbell served Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana as Chief of Staff From 2009-13, leading efforts to recover from both Katrina and the Gulf oil spill and serving as the Senator’s principal advisor on health care. She then served as Staff Director for the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, where she directed policy to support small businesses’ access to capital, federal contracting opportunities, business counseling, and engagement in international trade. Later, as Senior Advisor to Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, Ms. Campbell led the committee’s work on access to capital and women’s entrepreneurship. Ms. Campbell’s Senate work consistently involved building bipartisan policy partnerships.

Campbell sits on the Board of Claremont Lincoln University, Eureka College, and the Faith and Politics Institute, in addition to the Ohio State Parks Foundation. She is the proud mother of two accomplished daughters and best of all – two granddaughters and a grandson.