Representative
Dan Swanson
| Seat | House District 71 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 200-3N · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 200-3N, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-8032 |
| Legislative assistant | Erica Conrad |
| Write to | swanson@ilhousegop.org (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Alpha |
| Tenure | Serving since January 2017 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 6
- House Higher Education Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair standing
- House Agriculture and Conservation Committee standing
- House Appropriations: Higher Education Committee standing
- House Education Policy Committee standing
- House State Government Administration Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 59 as principal author · 116 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 2782Sudden death in epilepsyEnacted100
- SB 3818Dept military aff-jeep pgramEnacted100
- HR 722Mjr. richard star act-supportEnacted100
- HR 868Us vets-hondurasEnacted100
- HR 940Congrats-james a. buschEnacted100
- HR 748Replace-foam with soyfoamEnacted100
- HR 614Lyme disease awareness monthEnacted100
- HR 619Spinal atrophy awareness monthEnacted100
- HR 613Read with your child weekEnacted100
- HR 837Commends-carl sandburg collegeEnacted100
- HR 771Recognizes-sgm w. bainbridgeEnacted100
- HR 772Recognizes-gen. shalikashviliEnacted100
- HR 773Recognizes-major e. vattmannEnacted100
- HR 708Congrats-vfw post #1422Enacted100
- HR 638Recognizes-gen george marshallEnacted100
All 59 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1062, HB 1082, HB 1226, HB 1353, HB 1697, HB 2142, HB 2196, HB 2409, HB 2967, HB 3140, HB 3444, HB 3522 and 104 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 104th General Assembly, 2025 to 2026
97th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 28 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 7 / 7 / 5 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 6 (4) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 67 ÷ 23.52 = 2.85 |
| Most-authored topics | Higher education & workforce (10), Budget & taxes (8), Veterans & military (5) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Charlie Meier RHouse 109 45
- Wayne Rosenthal RHouse 108 43
- Kevin Schmidt RHouse 114 38
- Brandun Schweizer RHouse 104 37
- Jason Bunting RHouse 106 34
- Sharon Chung DHouse 91 31
- Gregg Johnson DHouse 72 29
- Amy Elik RHouse 111 28
- Tony McCombie RHouse 89 26
- Travis Weaver RHouse 93 26
“Written together” = 104th General Assembly bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 71
- Counties
- Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren
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- Senate members sharing a county
- Mike Halpin (36), Li Arellano (37), Neil Anderson (47)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025 to 2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3327 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.