[2] In 2022, Campbell Farms sold an abundance of land to groups associated with Bill Gates for millions of dollars.
[7] In August 2017, Campbell announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate seat then held by Democrat Heidi Heitkamp.
In February 2018, Campbell declared his candidacy for the congressional seat to be vacated by Cramer as he ran for the senate.
[15] Later, in an interview he stated if he were to run he would also focus on and address workforce shortages in Education, Law, and Medicine.
"[16] However, on January 29, Campbell announced his candidacy in the 2024 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota.
[19] Campbell faced considerable attack and opposition from other candidates in the race, former state representative Rick Becker, public service commissioner Julie Fedorchak, and farmer Alex Balazs.