Dale Swenson | |
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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 | Wichita,Kansas,U.S. | March 2,1957
Political party | Democratic (since 2008) Republican (before 2008) |
Spouse | Roberta |
Children | Neil Amy |
Residence(s) | Wichita,Kansas |
Occupation | Retired 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.
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]
The top 5 donors to Swenson's 2008 campaign: [2]
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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