House 1987-92 (District 55A); House 1993-98 (District 51B)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served:
Anoka, Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/16/1945
Birth Place:
Saint Peter, Minnesota
Birth County:
Nicollet
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/1/2009
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Doug
City of Residence (when first elected):
Forest Lake
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Bethany Lutheran High School, Mankato; Secondary; Graduate, 1963
Gustavus Adolphus College; B.S.; Business Administration and Political Science
William Mitchell College of Law; J.D.; 1971
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Washington County, Minnesota (Senior Assistant County Attorney);
1975 to 19??
Judge:
10th Judicial District Court, Pine City, Minnesota (Appointed by Governor Arne Carlson);
12/19/1997 to ?
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Sandra "Sandie"
Children:
Two children: Gregory "Greg" (killed in a car accident in 1989 by an underage drunk driver), and Kirk (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Howard Swenson
- Brother
Oscar A. Swenson
- Grandfather
Swen Swenson
- Great Grandfather
Carl L. Swenson
- Great Uncle
Lars Swenson
- Great Great Uncle
GENERAL NOTES
He had Norwegian ancestry.
He was raised on a dairy farm. His father died when he was nine months old.
He died from complications due to chronic myelogenous leukemia at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Hosanna Luthern Church in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary and a newspaper article.