Al Swift
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Al Swift | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Meeds |
| Succeeded by | Jack Metcalf |
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| Born | Allan Byron Swift September 12, 1935 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 2018 (aged 82) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Central Washington University |
Allan Byron Swift (September 12, 1935 – April 20, 2018) was an American
Democrat
.
Biography
Swift was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1935. He studied for two years at Whitman College where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Chapter. He received a bachelor's degree from the Central Washington College of Education in 1957.
Prior to his sixteen years in Congress, Swift was a broadcaster in several stations throughout Washington State in the towns of Walla Walla (
Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
.
Congress
He was first elected to the House in 1978, replacing the retiring
House Administration Committee. Among his accomplishments was authorship of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, which was designed to support emergency planning regarding Superfund sites. Swift also authored and led the passage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
, otherwise known as motor-voter, which expanded voter registration options nationwide including drivers license offices and mail-in registration. He retired and did not run for re-election in 1994, an election in which the Democrats lost this seat.
Later career
Following his final term in Congress, Swift was Vice President of Governmental Affairs with
Santa Fe Railroad in 1996 and had a new railroad siding south of Blaine, WA named after him (Swift) . He was later a principal with the Washington, D.C., political strategy firm Colling, Swift & Hynes and a regular member of the internet based radio talk show called Backroom Politics. He and his wife, Paula, had two daughters, Amy Swift Donovan and Lauri Swift, and resided in Alexandria, Virginia
.
Death
Swift died on April 20, 2018, in Alexandria, Virginia.[2]
See also
- Washington state congressional delegates
References
- ^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. p. 1253.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Kamb, Lewis (April 21, 2018), "8-term Washington congressman Al Swift dies at 82", The Seattle Times
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Stennis Center for Public Service profile of Al Swift
- Colling, Swift & Hynes bio of Al Swift
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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