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Friday, June 7, 2024
Illinois VFW’s Representative of the Year

It was my great honor this morning to attend the Joint Opening Session of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois state convention in Springfield to receive their Representative…


Thursday, June 6, 2024
D-Day +80

Eighty years ago today, on 6 June 1944, Allied troops under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the largest seaborne invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy,…


Wednesday, June 5, 2024
This is CPR and AED Awareness Week

CPR and AED Awareness Week remind us how many lives can be saved if more adults learn how to perform CPR and use an AED. Every second counts when it…


Monday, June 3, 2024
Around the district

This weekend we started out at the Good Hope United Methodist Church breakfast of cheese meat casserole, biscuits & gravy and yogurt, with several options to blend. The rains held…


Friday, May 31, 2024
Representative Dan Swanson’s May 31 Capitol News Update

Inside: Opposing tax increase and spending spree I voted No on a taxing and spending proposal which was brought before the House in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The…


Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Rep. Swanson opposes tax increase, spending spree

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) voted No on a taxing and spending proposal which was brought before the Illinois House in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. “Continuing to raise…


Monday, May 27, 2024
Never forget: Freedom isn’t free

Sunday, May 26, 2024
General Assembly declares “Illinois Bacon Day”

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) presented Senate Joint Resolution 50 in the Illinois House, declaring May 1, 2024, as “Illinois Bacon Day.” A fifth-generation family farmer from Henry County, Swanson…


Saturday, May 25, 2024
VIDEO: Rep. Swanson presents Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month resolution

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) spoke about House Resolution 706, which declares August 2024 as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month and encourages continuing research on spinal muscular atrophy and community…


Saturday, May 25, 2024
Rep. Swanson speaks on Lyme Disease Awareness Month

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) presented House Resolution 705, declaring May 2024 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of Illinois, and called upon the federal government to allocate…