{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Vern Swanson | image = | caption = | state_house1 = Kansas | state1 = Kansas | district1 = 64th | term_start1 = January 8, 2007 | term_end1 = January 12, 2015 | preceded1 = Kathe Decker | succeeded1 = Susie Swanson | party = Republican | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|07|02}} | birth_place = Clay Center, Kansas<ref name="historicalbio">{{cite web |url=https://www.kshs.org/p/vern-swanson/19863 |title=Vern Swanson bio |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=kshs.org |publisher=Kansas State Historical Society |access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Susie Swanson | profession = | alma_mater = Emporia State University (B.A.) }}
'''Vern Swanson''' (born July 2, 1941) is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 64th district. He served from 2007 to 2015.<ref name="kslib">{{cite web |url=https://kslib.info/BusinessDirectoryii.aspx?ysnShowAll=0&lngNewPage=0&txtLetter=&txtZipCode=&txtCity=&txtState=&txtBusinessName=Swanson%2C+Vern&lngBusinessCategoryID=0&txtCustomField1=&txtCustomField2=&txtCustomField3=&txtCustomField4=&txtAreaCode= |title=Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Swanson, Vern |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=kslib.info |publisher=State Library of Kansas |access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kanfocus.com/FMPro.php?-DB=House_Profiles_KS&-lay=Contact_Current&-format=Contact_House.html&-RecID=2176&-find|title = KanFocus -- Error}}</ref>
Swanson was born in Clay Center, Kansas and studied at Emporia State University. He was originally elected to the Kansas House in 2006, taking office in 2007; after serving for four terms there, he declined to run for re-election, and was succeeded by his wife, Susie Swanson. After his time in the legislature, he served on the board of the Kansas State Historical Society.<ref name="historicalbio"/>
==Committee membership== * Energy and Utilities * Transportation * Transportation and Public Safety Budget (Vice-Chair)
==Major donors== The top 5 donors to Swanson's 2008 campaign:<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108181 Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions]</ref> *1. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000 *2. Koch Industries $1,000 *3. AT&T $750 *4. Twin Valley Telephone Inc $500 *5. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $500
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090904060423/http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-house/searchHouse.do?rep=4419 Kansas Legislature - Vern Swanson] * [http://votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=67837 Project Vote Smart profile] * [http://kansasvotes.org/Legislator.aspx?ID=15573 Kansas Votes profile] * {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130203042413/http://www.statesurge.com/members/1631-vern-swanson-kansas State Surge - Legislative and voting track record]}} * Campaign contributions: [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=91142 2006], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108181 2008]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swanson, Vern}} Category:Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Category:Living people Category:1941 births Category:Emporia State University alumni Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature
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