Lyme Disease Awareness Month is a chance to bring awareness to the tickborne disease that affects millions of Americans. This month, learn more about how to identify, prevent, and treat…

There was a great “Welcome Home” crowd recently at the Quad City Airport to meet Honor Flight Veterans completing their day visiting Memorials in Washington D.C. A big thanks to…

It was an FFA Saturday. I participated in judging and narrowing the field from 13 to 10 candidates of the 2024-2025 FFA State Officers at Lincoln Land Community College. Our…

Inside: Teacher shortage, school safety legislation passes House I was proud to support House Bill 4662, legislation which will take another step toward addressing our teacher shortage in Illinois. While…

After a long week in Springfield last week, it was great to get back home. I had the pleasure of being a part of Blake Caulkins’ Eagle Scout Court of…

There are nearly 1.6 million military children in America. Month of the Military Child honors, supports, and celebrates military children and their families!

Inside: House passes highway safety legislation A bill I sponsored to better educate drivers about the state’s “Move Over” highway safety law passed the House unanimously on Tuesday afternoon. Illinois…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) welcomed a group of students from Carl Sandburg College when they visited the chamber of the Illinois House of Representatives on Friday April 19, 2024.

SPRINGFIELD – A bill sponsored by State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) to better educate drivers about the state’s “Move Over” highway safety law has passed the Illinois House. “I’m glad…

I recently spoke with Mrs. Walker’s four classes of 6th graders at Orion Middle School as they started the students’ unit on Illinois state government. I always enjoy this annual…