Delegate Tom Campbell was born May 29, 1961, to Alma C. Campbell of Lewisburg and the late Newton W. Campbell. After graduating from Greenbrier East High School in 1979 as class Valedictorian, he went on to West Virginia University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1983 with a degree in Business Administration. He has worked in the business world as a Certified Public Accountant since 1985. Delegate Campbell is married to Dr. Susan Sharp Campbell, The Associate for Educational Ministries for the Presbytery of West Virginia and pastor of Frankford Presbyterian Church.

A member of the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Delegate Campbell is also an active participant in the community as an Authorized Lay Preacher in the Presbyterian Church, USA, , a member of the Maxwelton Ruritan Club and the Lewisburg Rotary Club.   He is also on the advisory board for the State Fair of West Virginia and the local advisory board of BB&T.  He is a former member of the Lewisburg City Council,  Lewisburg Shanghai Parade Committee, Lewisburg Visitors and Convention Bureau and was a reader for Ronceverte Elementary School’s Read-Aloud West Virginia program for fourteen years.

First elected to the House in 1996, Delegate Campbell has served on the following committees:

• The House Veterans Affairs Committee;
• The House Political Subdivisions Committee; (Vice Chair)
• The House Finance Committee; (Current - Vice Chair)
• The Joint Pensions Committee; (Chair)
• The Joint Technology Committee; (Chair)
• The House Redistricting Committee;
• The House Education Committee; (Chair)
• The House Rules Committee;
• The Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development;(Chair)
• The Legislative Commission on Education Accountability;(Chair)
• The House Select Committee on Senior Issues; (Chair) 
• The House Constitutional Revisions Commitee;
• The House Industry and Labor/Economic Development and Small Business Committee;
• The House Health and Human Resources Committee
• The House Agriculture Committee

Delegate Campbell has furthered his preparation for public office by completing the Program for Emerging Political Leaders at the University of Virginia as well as attending the American Council of Young Political Leaders held in Greece and an ACYPL Leadership Seminar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In addition, he is a lifetime member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders.