{{Short description|American politician (born 1948)}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Swanson bio.jpg | name = Sandré Swanson | state_assembly = California | district = [[California's 16th Assembly district|16th]] | term_start = December 4, 2006 | term_end = November 30, 2012 | preceded = [[Wilma Chan]] | succeeded = [[Joan Buchanan]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|11|28}} | birth_place = [[Oakland]], [[California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[Laney College]] ([[Associate degree|AA]])<br>[[San Francisco State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] }}
'''Sandré Swanson''' (born November 28, 1948)<ref>{{cite web|title=Assembly Member Sandré Swanson of California|url=http://www.govbuddy.com/directory/CA/sandre-swanson/3003/|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=2013-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727164913/http://www.govbuddy.com/directory/CA/sandre-swanson/3003/|archive-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 16th district from 2006 to 2012.
== Early life and education == Swanson was born in [[Oakland, California]]. He earned an associate degree in psychology from [[Oakland City College]] and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from [[San Francisco State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-25|title=An expensive battle involving East Bay's only GOP state legislator|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/25/cct-legwrap-1015/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Swanson began his political career in 1971 as a member of the Oakland Anti-Poverty Board. He later worked as the advance team manager for [[Shirley Chisholm]]'s 1972 presidential campaign. From 1973 to 1998, he served as a district director and a senior policy advisor to then Congressman-[[Ron Dellums]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JoinCalifornia - Sandre Swanson|url=https://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6473|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.joincalifornia.com}}</ref>
Swanson later served as chief of staff to Congresswoman [[Barbara Lee]]. He endorsed [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 US Presidential Election|2008 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Chip|date=2008-01-29|title=Endorsements expose political generation gap|url=https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Endorsements-expose-political-generation-gap-3229021.php|access-date=2020-10-28|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2024, Sandré Swanson ran for [[California's 7th State Senatorial district]], ending up in fifth place in the primary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential Primary Election - Statement of Vote, March 5, 2024 - State Senator |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2024-primary/sov/92-state-senators-formatted.pdf}}</ref>
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