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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Swanson named Minority Spokesperson of House Veterans’ Affairs & Public Safety Appropriations Committees

State Representative Dan Swanson announced he has been appointed by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin to be Minority Spokesperson of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee as well as the Public…


Friday, January 15, 2021
Swanson provides update on Lame-Duck Session, Looks ahead to Spring Session

State Representative Dan Swanson called a number of measures pushed through at the end of lame-duck session, “disappointing” while looking ahead to the Spring Session, which will begin in earnest…


Monday, November 30, 2020
Illinois House Republicans Demand House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Hold Hearings on LaSalle Veterans’ Home COVID-19 Outbreak

Illinois House Republican members State Representative Randy Frese (R-Paloma), State Representative David Welter (R-Morris), and State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) hosted a zoom press conference on Monday to address the…


Friday, November 13, 2020
GOP Lawmakers Demand Public Hearing Concerning COVID-19 Outbreak at LaSalle Veterans’ Home

Republican members of the Illinois House Veterans’ Affairs Committee sent a letter demanding the chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee convene a public hearing as soon as possible following…


Monday, August 17, 2020
Swanson named Champion of Free Enterprise by Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Illinois State Representative Dan Swanson has been named a Champion of Free Enterprise, an award given by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to legislators who have made special contributions to…


Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Illinois Farm Bureau & Rep. Dan Swanson to host Agriculture and Mental Health Webinar

State Representative Dan Swanson has joined together with the Illinois Farm Bureau to host a FREE webinar titled Stronger Together: Resilience on the Farm and Beyond on Tuesday, July 28…


Friday, July 17, 2020
Swanson: At best, Madigan instilled a Culture of Corruption and should resign

State Representative Dan Swanson joined dozens of lawmakers on Friday in calling for House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign after he was implicated as Public Official A in a Deferred…


Monday, June 15, 2020
Swanson & Dozens of Colleagues Again Urge Governor to Re-Open Illinois

State Representative Dan Swanson joined nearly two dozen members of the House Republican caucus late last week in sending a letter to Governor JB Pritzker urging him to reconsider the…


Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Rep. Dan Swanson awarded FFA Honorary Degree

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) was awarded the Illinois FFA’s Illinois Honorary State Farmer Degree during the virtual State FFA Convention this week.  This degree is the highest honor the…


Friday, May 29, 2020
Rep. Swanson hosts Summer Reading Club encouraging students to Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover!

State Representative Dan Swanson announced the official launch of his Fourth Annual Summer Reading Club Program for 1st-5th grade students who live within the 74th Legislative District. Rep. Swanson’s theme…