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Man With Grafton Ties Appointed North Dakota USDA Rural Development state director

By Bill Dubensky May 11, 2025 | 9:23 AM

Tom Campbell. (Photo provided by USDA Rural Development via the North Dakota Monitor)

 

(By: . North Dakota Monitor) – A former Republican state senator in North Dakota has been appointed to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development state director.

Tom Campbell, whose family built the Campbell Farms potato growing enterprise in the Grafton area, also has experience with real estate and banking, a news release from the USDA said.

Campbell served in the North Dakota Senate from 2013 to 2018. He ran for the U.S. House in 2018 and again in 2024 after first announcing a run for governor last year. He suspended his campaign for House in March 2024.

USDA Rural Development is involved in areas such as housing, internet access and supplying water in rural areas.

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