| Dale Swenson | |
| State House: | Kansas |
| District: | 97th |
| Term Start: | January 9, 1995 |
| Term End: | January 10, 2011 |
| Preceded: | Darrel M. Webb |
| Succeeded: | Leslie Osterman |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Residence: | Wichita, Kansas |
| Party: | Democratic (since 2008) Republican (before 2008) |
| Occupation: | Retired Parts Painter |
| Spouse: | Roberta |
| Children: | Neil Amy |
Dale Swenson (born March 2, 1957) is a Democratic former member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 97th district in Wichita, Kansas, Kansas. From 1995 to 2008, he served as a Republican lawmaker; in 2009, he began a single two-year term as a Democrat. He was unseated on November 2, 2010, by the Democrat-turned-Republican Leslie Osterman, a retired health systems analyst from Wichita.
In 2012, Swenson lost a rematch with Osterman. He received 2,899 votes (41.6 percent) to Osterman's 4,068 votes (58.4 percent).[1]
The top 5 donors to Swenson's 2008 campaign:[2]
Swenson is married with two children. He was a painter at Boeing prior to being laid off when the company closed their Wichita plant.
On February 18, 2006, Swenson was arrested for driving under the influence. Following the arrest, Swenson stopped drinking.[3]