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Dale Swenson
Kansas House of Representatives District 97
Former representative
Term in office began 1995
Term in office ended 2011
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Legislator

Dale Swenson was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 97th district. He first served as a Republican from 1995-2008, and served from 2009-2011 as a Democrat.

Policy Positions

Swenson refused to take Project Vote Smart's 2008 Political Courage Test. The test, which is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices, asks one central question - "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"^[1]

His answers to the Kansas State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test are available.

When running for the Kansas House in 1994, Swenson, according to a profile in the Wichita Eagle, was in favor of 12-year term limits for Legislature and Congress.

Sponsored legislation

• H 2217 Telephone solicitations; political calls; no-call list. 02/04/2009
• H 2218 Healthy workplace act; abusive workplace environments. 02/04/2009
• H 5003 Kansas constitutional amendment; equal rights; no discrimination based on sex. 01/23/2009^[2]

Committee assignments

While a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Swenson served on the following committees:

• Federal and State Affairs Committee, House of Representatives
• Financial Institutions Committee, House of Representatives
• Arts and Cultural Resources Joint Committee, State Legislature
• Pensions, Investments and Benefits Joint Committee, State Legislature
• Insurance Committee, House of Representatives

Elections

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Swenson was defeated re-election to the 97th District seat against Leslie Osterman (R). Swenson had no opposition in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.^[3]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Swenson was elected to the 97th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Marilynn Powell (D). ^[4] Swenson raised $14,573 for his campaign, while Powell raised $0. ^[5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 97
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Dale Swenson (R)		3,719	61.4%
Marilynn Powell (D)		2,338	38.5%

Campaign donors

In 2008 Swenson collected $14,573 in donations.^[6]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kansas Contractors Association	$1,000
Missouri State Council of Service Employees	$1,000
Kansas National Education Association	$1,000
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association	$1,000

Contact information

Capitol Office

Room: DSOB

Phone: 785-296-7677

Email: dale.swenson@house.ks.gov

External links

• Kansas Legislature - Dale Swenson
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• Campaign contributions: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Kansas House of Representatives District 97 1995–2011	Succeeded by Leslie Osterman (R)

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