Dan Swecker

Dan Swecker
Washington State Senate District 20
Former member
In office
1995 - 2013
Party	Republican
Leadership
Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Washington State Senate
2011-2012
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Appointed	1995
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	The Evergreen State College, 1973
Associate's	Tacoma Community College
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1966-1969
Personal
Birthday	February 28, 1947
Place of birth	Bozeman, MT
Websites
Personal website
Campaign website

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Dan Swecker is a former Republican member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 20 from his appointment in 1995 to 2013. He served as Republican Caucus Vice Chair, 2007-08 and as Assistant Majority Whip, 1997-98.

Swecker attended the University of Washington. He went on to earn his AA from Tacoma Community College. He then received his BA in Cooperative Education from The Evergreen State College in 1973.

Swecker worked as a warrant officer in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969. He then worked as owner and operator of Swecker Salmon Farm. He has also worked as secretary and treasurer of Washington Fish Growers Association.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Swecker served on the following committees:

• Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee, Washington State Senate, Ranking Minority Member
• Natural Resources & Marine Waters Committee, Washington State Senate
• Transportation Committee, Washington State Senate

Elections

2012

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012

Swecker ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Washington State Senate District 20. Swecker advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and was defeated by John E. Braun (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington State Senate, District 20, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Braun	55.4%	29,943
	Republican	Dan Swecker Incumbent	44.6%	24,075
Total Votes				54,018

Washington State Senate, District 20 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Swecker	47%	10,861
	Republican	John E. Braun	40.3%	9,327
	Republican	Rae Lowery	12.7%	2,936
Total Votes				23,124

2008

On November 4, 2008, Swecker was re-elected for the Twentieth District of the Washington State Senate receiving 39,650 votes.

Swecker raised $116,812 for his campaign.

Washington State Senate, District 20 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Dan Swecker (R)		39,650
Chuck Bojarski (D)		22,428

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008, Swecker collected $116,812 in donations.

Listed below are the top four contributors to his campaign.

Donor	Amount
Tulalip Tribes of Washington	$1,600
Washington Bankers Association	$1,600
Washington Restaurant Association	$1,600
Chehalis Indian Tribe	$1,600

Personal

Swecker and his wife live in Rochester and have four children and two grandchildren. Swecker lives in Rochester, WA.

Scorecards

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed tax and fee increases. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.

2012

Swecker proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $322.5 million, the 14th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 46 Washington state senators on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Dan Swecker Campaign Website
• Dan Swecker for State Senate Facebook Page
• Legislative profile of Swecker on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Swecker on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1996
• 20th district map
• Washington Votes profile for Swecker

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Washington State Senate District 20 1995-2013	Succeeded by John E. Braun (R)