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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Swanson Votes NO on State Budget built on Borrowing Billions; Opposes Legislator Pay Raises

State Representative Dan Swanson (74th District- Alpha) joined bipartisan opposition to the State Budget passed late in the night on Saturday evening at the makeshift Illinois House located at the…


Thursday, May 7, 2020
Illinois House Ag Committee signs off on recommendations of Pork Producers for Emergency Measures

State Representative Dan Swanson (74th District- Alpha) joined all members of the Illinois House Agriculture & Conservation Committee on Wednesday in a letter to Governor JB Pritzker endorsing recommendations made…


Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Legislators: health & safety concerns in State correctional centers must be fixed

State Representative Dan Swanson (74th District- Alpha) issued a public plea to Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) Director Rob Jeffreys to address health and safety concerns of employees and the…


Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Rep. Dan Swanson & Local Farm Bureaus host Farmland Assessment Forums

State Representative Dan Swanson partnered with the Knox, Bureau and Henry County Farm Bureaus® to host Farmland Assessment Meetings in each of the three counties on Monday, March 2, with…


Friday, February 21, 2020
Swanson appointed to Military Economic Development Committee

State Representative Dan Swanson was appointed by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin to the Military Economic Development Committee on Thursday, February 20. The purpose of the Committee is to preserve,…


Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Swanson reacts to Governor Pritzker’s State Budget Address

State Representative Dan Swanson issued the following statement following Governor Pritzker’s Budget Address today: “I was grateful to see the emphasis on education funding during the Governor’s Budget Address,” said…


Thursday, January 30, 2020
Rep. Dan Swanson & Local Farm Bureaus to host Farmland Assessment Forums

State Representative Dan Swanson announced he and other area State Legislators are partnering with the Knox, Bureau and Henry County Farm Bureaus® to host Farmland Assessment Meetings in each of…


Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Swanson: Despite finger-pointing, Illinois Democrats control State Government

State Representative Dan Swanson issued the following statement following Governor Pritzker’s State of the State Address on Wednesday. “When Governor Pritzker gave his first State of the State last year,…


Thursday, December 19, 2019
Swanson Appointed to Lyme Disease Task Force

State Representative Dan Swanson announced that he has been appointed to the Lyme Disease Task Force by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. “Getting the word out about Lyme Disease, and…


Friday, November 15, 2019
Rep. Dan Swanson Recaps Fall Veto Session

State Representative Dan Swanson was disappointed with what he characterized as “incremental progress, at best” on major issues including ethics reform as well as passage of a “perilous pension consolidation”…