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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Rep. Swanson hosts Galesburg HS student, Annika Spring, as Honorary Page in Illinois House

State Representative Dan Swanson hosted Galesburg High School student, Annika Spring, as an Honorary Page in the Illinois House on Tuesday, March 3. Annika is a Senior at Galesburg High…


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…


Saturday, February 29, 2020
Swanson honors Desert Storm/ Desert Shield Veterans at Remembrance Ceremony

Rep. Dan Swanson spoke at the Desert Storm Remembrance Ceremony at the Illinois State Museum on Friday, February 28, 2020. Director Linda Chapa LaVia of the Illinois Department of Veterans…


Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Sign the petition: Urge Gov. Pritzker to not hold school funding hostage to his tax hike

In his annual budget address this year, Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed withholding $150 million of state funds for local K-12 schools unless voters approve his income tax hike in the November elections….


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”…