Darren M. Swain | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 24th district | |
In office January 13, 1999 –January 8, 2003 | |
In office January 28,2013 –January 14,2015 | |
Preceded by | Tiffany Alston |
Succeeded by | Erek Barron |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Windsor,North Carolina | May 6,1970
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
Profession | administrator |
Darren M. Swain is an American politician,a Democrat and a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates. [1]
Swain was born in Windsor North Carolina,the son of Dorothy Swain. Ms. Swain got a job with the Federal Judiciary and moved her family to the Washington suburbs. Swain then attended the Prince George's County schools,graduating from Parkdale High School,in Riverdale (now renamed Riverdale Park),Maryland in 1988. He then attended Bowie State University where he earned a bachelor's and a master's degree. [2]
After the removal of Delegate Tiffany Alston,Governor O'Malley appointed Swain to fill the vacancy.
Riverdale Park,formerly known and often referred to as Riverdale,is a semi-urban town in Prince George's County,Maryland,United States,a suburb in the Washington,D.C.,metropolitan area. The population was 6,955 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The population as of 2019 is approximately 7,304,according to the US Census Bureau and other entities.
David Lowry Swain was the 26th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina,from 1832 to 1835.
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