Dale Swenson

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Dale Swenson
Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives
from the 97th district
In office
January 9, 1995 January 10, 2011
Preceded by Darrel M. Webb
Succeeded by Leslie Osterman
Personal details
Born (1957-03-02) March 2, 1957 (age 64)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political party Democratic (since 2008)
Republican (before 2008)
Spouse(s)Roberta
ChildrenNeil
Amy
Residence Wichita, Kansas
OccupationRetired Parts Painter

Dale Swenson (born March 2, 1957) is a Democratic former member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 97th district in Wichita, Kansas, Kansas. 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, a retired health systems analyst from Wichita.

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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). [1]

Committee membership

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Swenson's 2008 campaign: [2]

Personal life

Swenson is married with two children. He was a painter at Boeing 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. [3]

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References

  1. "Leslie Osterman: 2012 election returns". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  2. Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
  3. "They drank, drove, suffered". CJOnline.com.