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Daniel Swanson
Swanson in 2025
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
Preceded byDonald L. Moffitt
Constituency71st district (2023-present)
74th district (2017-2023)
Personal details
Born (1959-07-30) July 30, 1959 (age 65)
Woodhull, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenTwo
ResidenceWoodhull, Illinois
ProfessionFarmer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1977-2001, 2007-2008
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitIllinois Army National Guard

Daniel M. Swanson (born July 30, 1959) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 71st district located in west-central Illinois.[1] Swanson has served in the Illinois House of Representatives since January 11, 2017 and serves as chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the 103rd General Assembly.[2]

Early life and career

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Daniel M. Swanson was born July 30, 1959 in Woodhull, Illinois.[3] Swanson earned an associate’s degree from Black Hawk College and a bachelor of arts from Western Illinois University. He served in the United States Army, including a deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has also served in the Illinois Army National Guard.[4] He served on the AlWood Community District #225 Board of Education for seventeen years including time as its secretary and was a member of the Henry County Board from 2010 to 2014.[4][5] At the time he announced his candidacy for the Illinois House of Representatives, he was the superintendent of the Henry County Veterans Commission and a Republican Committeeman for Oxford Township.[5]

Illinois House of Representatives

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In 2015, Republican incumbent Donald L. Moffitt announced he would not seek reelection to the Illinois House of Representatives from the 74th district in the 2016 election. In September 2015, Swanson announced his candidacy for the 74th district.[5] The 74th district, at the time, included all or parts of Bureau, Henry County, Illinois, Knox, Lee, and Mercer counties.[6] In the primary, Swanson received the endorsement of former Congressman Bobby Schilling and of the Illinois Federation for Right to Life. He won the three-way primary with 49% of the vote.[7] He then won the general election against Democratic candidate and attorney Bill Butts and was sworn into the 100th Illinois General Assembly on January 11, 2017.[4]

In the 2021 decennial reapportionment, Swanson was drawn into the redrawn 71st district. The district, running from Rock Island County in the north to McDonough County in the south and retained portions of western Henry County and eastern Mercer and Knox counties previously in the 74th district, while adding portions of Warren County.[1] While the new 71st district was far friendlier to Democratic candidates than the previous 74th district,[8] Swanson won reelection in 2022 with 62.14% of the vote to his opponent’s 37.86% of the vote, as similar margin as his previous victories.[9]

In 2022, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin appointed Swanson to the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding, the Military Economic Development Committee, the State Procurement Task Force.[10] At the beginning of the 103rd Illinois General Assembly, in a rare committee appointment that crossed party lines, Speaker Chris Welch (D-Westchester) chose Swanson to serve as the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.[2]

Electoral history

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2018 Illinois House of Representatives election, 74th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Swanson (incumbent) 36,925 100.0
Total votes 36,925 100.0
Republican hold
2020 Illinois House of Representatives election, 74th District[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Swanson (incumbent) 39,239 70.97
Democratic Christopher Demink 16,054 29.03
Total votes 55,293 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Illinois House of Representatives election, 71st District[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Swanson 23,070 62.14
Democratic Christopher Demink 14,058 37.86
Total votes 37,128 100.0
Republican hold
2024 Illinois House of Representatives election, 71st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Swanson (incumbent) 37,528 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)". Illinois State Board of Elections. July 16, 2022. p. 71. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Aubrey, Jade (January 24, 2025). "Republican picked to chair Illinois House veterans committee 'overwhelmed with emotions'". Capitol News Illinois. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Sarti, Angela (ed.). "Legislators' Portraits and Biographies". Illinois Blue Book 2017-2018 (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b c Miller, David R.; Bazan, Thomas J. (eds.). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. 30 (2). Springfield, Illinois: ILGA Legislative Research Unit: 6. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Hobe, Marty (September 25, 2015). "74th District Illinois House - GOP candidate in Galesburg this afternoon". Galesburg Register-Mail. p. 5 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ Veeneman, Drew. "74th House District" (PDF). precinctmaps.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  7. ^ Hobe, Marty (March 16, 2016). "Swanson on top for GOP bid - Will face Bill Buts in November". Galesburg Register-Mail. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Scott (July 1, 2021). "Statewide Race By State Representative Districts". Illinois Election Data. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Matthews, Bernadette M., ed. (December 5, 2022). Official Canvass General Election November 8, 2022. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Gruber, Amanda, ed. (January 2025). "Expiration and Vacancies of the Governor" (PDF). Expiration and Vacancy Report for the Governor of Illinois. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 154, 304, and 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  11. ^ Sandvoss, Steven S. (Director) (December 4, 2020). Official Canvass General Election November 3, 2020. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. p. 88. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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