Dale Swenson (born March 2, 1957) is a
Democratic former member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
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from the 97th district in
Wichita, Kansas
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,
Kansas
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. From 1995 to 2008, he served as a
Republican lawmaker; in 2009, he began a single two-year term as a Democrat. He was unseated on November 2, 2010, by the Democrat-turned-Republican
Leslie Osterman
Leslie Gene Osterman (July 29, 1947 – February 18, 2021) was a health systems analyst from Wichita, Kansas, who was a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from District 97 in southwestern Wichita County. First elected on N ...
, a retired health systems analyst from
Wichita.
In 2012, Swenson lost a rematch with Osterman. He received 2,899 votes (41.6 percent) to Osterman's 4,068 votes (58.4 percent).
Committee membership
* Federal and State Affairs
* Financial Institutions
* Joint Committee on Arts and Cultural Resources
* Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
* Insurance
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Swenson's 2008 campaign:
*1. Kansas National Education Assoc $1,000
*2. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
*3. Service Employees International Union Missouri Council $1,000
*4. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assoc $1,000
*5. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $750
Personal life
Swenson is married with two children. He was a painter at
Boeing
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prior to being laid off when the company closed their Wichita plant.
On February 18, 2006, Swenson was arrested for driving under the influence. Following the arrest, Swenson stopped drinking.
See also
*
List of American politicians who switched parties in office
The following American politicians switched parties while they were holding elected office.
Federal
State
Local
See also
* List of Canadian politicians who have crossed the floor
* List of elected British politicians who have change ...
References
External links
Kansas Legislature - Dale SwensonProject Vote Smart profileKansas Votes profile* Campaign contributions
19982002
20062008
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Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Living people
Kansas Democrats
Kansas Republicans
Politicians from Wichita, Kansas
1957 births
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians