Scott Swisher
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Scott Swisher (July 15, 1919 - February 6, 1972) was an Iowan lawyer and politician who served five terms in the Iowa House of Representatives.
Swisher was born on July 15, 1919, in Iowa City, Iowa to Ingalls and Geneva Hanna Swisher. The Swishers had at least one other child, a son named Robert.[1]
After graduating from Iowa City's public schools, Scott attended the University of Iowa, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942. He then proceeded to the University of Iowa College of Law and received his law degree the next year.
Career
Representing Johnson County, Iowa, Swisher was first elected as a Democratic State Representative in 1955. He continued to serve until 1964 in the Fifty-Sixth, Fifty-Seventh, Fifty-Eighth, Fifty-Ninth, and Sixtieth Sessions of the Iowa General Assembly.[2]
Swisher's accomplishments during his career in politics included:[2]
- Minority Floor Leader from 1956 to 1958
- Outstanding State Representative in 1959 by members of the media who covered legislative affairs
- Budget and Financial Control Committee member from 1959 to 1963
- Governor's Board of Penal Affairs member
He was twice a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and served on the Democratic national platform committee in 1960.