D.M. "Mac" Campbell Jr. of Elizabethtown has resigned from the state Board of Transportation.
In a letter to Perdue, Campbell cited "the increased demands of my business as well as my desire to spend more time with my children and grandchildren," Bruce Siceloff reports.
Campbell, appointed by former Gov. Mike Easley, served on the board for eight years. He and family members contributed more than $26,000 to Perdue's Democratic primary opponent, Richard Moore, and they later gave money to Perdue's campaign. He represented Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties.
His resignation comes a month after Durham lawyer Kenneth Spaulding said he would step down so he could give more time to his business interests. Doug Galyon of Greensboro, the board's longtime chairman, has said he is ready to leave the board as soon as Perdue finds a successor.
A spokeswoman for Gov. Beverly Perdue said she didn't know when the governor would name new board members.
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April 27, 2009 - 3:07pm — j1c2kpPrint | E-mail | Comment (2 comment(s)) | Rate | Text Size
Campbell resigns from DOT Board
Wow it is only within the last 5 months that he disclosed ownership in a license plate agency. Where can you buy this hand-slapping creme?
From the News Reporter--Columbus County
Campbell at the dedication of the new Chadbourn town hall in 2005.
Published: Saturday, April 25, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
Mac Campbell of Elizabethtown resigned April 13 from the state Board of Transportation.
Campbell represented Division Six, which includes Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties. He was instrumental in securing several road projects in the area, and has led the fight to convert US 74-76 to an interstate highway through Columbus County.
Campbell was first appointed to the board in 2001, by then-Gov. Mike Easley. Campbell’s son McQueen was later the focus of criticism when reports were published that the younger Campbell had provided free air travel to the governor during his campaigns. The Campbell family and their business, Campbell Oil Co., own at least six aircraft, according to state records.
Easley also later appointed McQueen Campbell to the N.C. State University Board of Trustees.
Mac Campbell also came under fire last year when it was discovered that he failed to disclose ownership of a license plate agency in Elizabethtown. Campbell is one-third owner in Top Value Auto Parts, which is located adjacent to Campbell Oil Co. The auto parts store is also home to the county’s only license plate agency, which has contracted with the Division of Motor Vehicles, an agency of the Department of Transportation, since 1993. Campbell reported the partnership to the state ethics commission in November, and no action was taken against him.
Campbell’s replacement will be named by Gov. Bev Perdue. The Campbell family donated more than $26,000 to Richard Moore, who ran against Perdue for the Democratic nomination for governor. The Campbells later threw their support behind Perdue and donated to the Perdue campaign for the general election.
Campbell could not be reached for comment Friday. Tim Crowley, a spokesman for the governor’s office, said Friday the appointment process is in its earliest stages.
Re: Campbell steps down from DOT board
April 26, 2009 - 8:09am — mm1818Could this be a Perdue 'witch hunt' underway?
Re: Campbell steps down from DOT board
April 24, 2009 - 3:44pm — BitterEXdemocratoh NOooo, cant comment about that! ...lol...these Campbell folks are foolish to get caught up in the Sleazely web...
Re: Campbell steps down from DOT board
April 24, 2009 - 10:06am — j1c2kpPaul Woolverton included a little more info.
DOT board member Campbell resigns
By Paul Woolverton
Staff writer
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RALEIGH — The Cape Fear region’s representative on the state Transportation Board has resigned nearly two years before the end of his term.
Mac Campbell, who represented Division 6, said he decided to spend more time with his family and his businesses, Campbell Oil & Gas Co. and Minuteman Food Marts in Elizabethtown.
He said his departure has nothing to do with the investigation of former Gov. Mike Easley, who appointed Campbell eight years ago. Campbell and his sons have been named in a published report alleging violations of state ethics laws in their political relationships with Easley. The former governor appears now to be under a federal investigation.
“I’ve had a good eight years,” Campbell said Wednesday. “I just felt like it was the right time to go.”
But he wouldn’t say whether federal investigators have contacted him or his sons, McQueen Campbell and Brian Campbell.
“I really am not at liberty to say,” Mac Campbell said.