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Rob Swearingen
Image of Rob Swearingen
Wisconsin State Assembly District 34
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$155.70/day (with overnight) or $77.85/day (no overnight)

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Rhinelander High School, 1981

Personal
Profession
Owner/Operator, The Al-Gen Dinner Club
Contact

Rob Swearingen (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 34. He assumed office on January 7, 2013. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Swearingen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 34. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Swearingen was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Swearingen was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Swearingen was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
Environment and Forestry
Small Business Development
State Affairs, Chair
Tourism, Vice chair
Tax Exemptions

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Swearingen served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Swearingen served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen defeated Dennis Nitzel Sr. in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen (R)
 
64.1
 
25,040
Dennis Nitzel Sr. (D)
 
35.9
 
14,027
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
24

Total votes: 39,091
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Dennis Nitzel Sr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dennis Nitzel Sr.
 
99.9
 
5,474
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

Total votes: 5,480
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen
 
99.5
 
6,876
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
36

Total votes: 6,912
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen defeated Eileen Daniel in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen (R)
 
61.8
 
20,004
Eileen Daniel (D)
 
38.2
 
12,373
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
9

Total votes: 32,386
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Eileen Daniel advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eileen Daniel
 
100.0
 
4,043
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

Total votes: 4,045
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen
 
98.7
 
8,860
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
121

Total votes: 8,981
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen defeated Kirk Bangstad in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen (R)
 
63.3
 
24,652
Kirk Bangstad (D)
 
36.6
 
14,267
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
45

Total votes: 38,964
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Kirk Bangstad advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kirk Bangstad
 
100.0
 
4,812
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

Total votes: 4,814
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen
 
99.8
 
6,623
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
13

Total votes: 6,636
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen defeated Chris Meier in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen (R)
 
61.9
 
19,699
Image of Chris Meier
Chris Meier (D)
 
38.0
 
12,096
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
21

Total votes: 31,816
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Chris Meier advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Meier
Chris Meier
 
100.0
 
4,002

Total votes: 4,002
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Rob Swearingen advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Swearingen
Rob Swearingen
 
100.0
 
7,425

Total votes: 7,425
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Rob Swearingen defeated Matthew Michalsen in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 general election.[1][2]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rob Swearingen Incumbent 63.04% 21,686
     Democratic Matthew Michalsen 36.96% 12,715
Total Votes 34,401
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Matthew Michalsen defeated Lawrence Dale in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Michalsen 77.00% 2,109
     Democratic Lawrence Dale 23.00% 630
Total Votes 2,739


Incumbent Rob Swearingen ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 34 Republican primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rob Swearingen Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Rob Swearingen was unopposed in the Republican primary. Swearingen was unopposed in the general election. Gerald Anderson (D) and Merlin Van Buren (D) were removed from the ballot before the primary.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Swearingen won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34. He defeated Alex Young in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. Swearingen defeated Democratic primary winner Merlin Van Buren in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRob Swearingen 57.2% 19,442
     Democratic Merlin Van Buren 36.2% 12,297
     Independent Todd Albano 2.3% 791
     Independent Kevin Fitzpatrick 4.3% 1,469
     - Scattering 0% 17
Total Votes 34,016
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Swearingen 74.4% 5,161
Alex Young 25.6% 1,780
Total Votes 6,941

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Rob Swearingen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Assembly District 34Won general$91,311 $105,661
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 34Won general$88,883 $84,506
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 34Won general$85,201 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34Won $66,843 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34Won $38,434 N/A**
Grand total$370,672 $190,167
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Preceded by
Dan Meyer (R)
Wisconsin State Assembly District 34
2013-Present
Succeeded by
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