Career
Campbell was first elected to federal parliament at the 2007 federal election when she defeating sitting Liberal Member of Parliament Michael Ferguson with a two-party preferred vote of 51%. Campbell"s history in politics goes back to the downfall of the Australian airline Ansett in 2001 when she worked as an official for the Australian Services Union, a position she used to organise call centre workers. She held the position of Deputy Mayor for two years and resigned to concentrate on her federal election campaign.
lieutenant is alleged that he "punched Ms Campbell in the left eye, twisted her fingers and hit her in the stomach."
On 30 October 2009, Campbell announced she would not be re-contesting her seat at the next election, citing family reasons.
The following day, Sue Neales of The Mercury reported that Campbell was pushed into her decision by Labor Party powerbrokers, who had wanted to get rid of her for some time and considered her preselection a mistake. They were also annoyed with the number of days she took off and her level of work within the electorate.
Labor feared losing the seat if Campbell stood again as its candidate.