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'''Elizabeth Swaine Culp''', known as '''Liz Swaine''' (born May 11, 1960),<ref>Liz Swaine mayoral campaign personal data disclosure.</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[journalist]], former civil servant, and a [[television]] anchorwoman with the [[ABC]] affiliate KTBS-TV in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], she ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for the office of [[mayor]] of Shreveport.​

'''Elizabeth Swaine Culp''', known as '''Liz Swaine''' (born May 11, 1960),<ref>Liz Swaine mayoral campaign personal data disclosure.</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[journalist]], former civil servant, and a [[television]] anchorwoman with the [[ABC]] affiliate KTBS-TV in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], she ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for the office of [[mayor]] of Shreveport.​

 

A native of Chipley in Washington County in the [[Florida]] Panhandle, Swaine was the daughter of Albert M. Swaine (1914-1983). She holds an Associate of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from the University of West Florida in Pensacola,  which she attended from 1978 to 1980.<ref name=swaine>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/liz-swaine/7/b77/438|title=Liz Swaine|publisher=Linkedin.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> She was employed by WEAR-TV, which covers the media market of  Pensacola and [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]]. ​

A native of Chipley in Washington County in the [[Florida]] Panhandle, Swaine was the daughter of Albert M. Swaine (1914-1983). She holds an Associate of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from the University of West Florida in Pensacola,  which she attended from 1978 to 1980.<ref name=swaine>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/liz-swaine/7/b77/438|title=Liz Swaine|publisher=Linkedin.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> She was employed by WEAR-TV, which covers the media market of  Pensacola and [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]].

 

In 1981, the 21-year-old relocated to Shreveport to join the KTBS news department, having been personally recruited for the position by station manager Edwin Wray, who saw her on WEAR-TV while he was vacationing in the area. She remained at KTBS, having worked alongside such journalists as Al Pierce and Ed Baswell<ref>Joey White, "Liz Swaine tames Minden Lions," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' July 31, 1987, p. 2A.</ref> until she resigned in 1998 to become executive assistant to then Shreveport Mayor Keith Hightower, who was subsequently term limited in 2006 after consecutive elections in 1998 and 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arkansastvnewswatch.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html|title=Where Are They Now?|publisher=Arkansastvnewswatch|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> Swaine’s annual salary as executive assistant was $108,526.56, only $1,100 less than Hightower’s $109,623.84.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itsallpolitics.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html|title=It’s All Politics|publisher=Itsallpolitics.blogspot.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> ​

In 1981, the 21-year-old relocated to Shreveport to join the KTBS news department, having been personally recruited for the position by station manager Edwin Wray, who saw her on WEAR-TV while he was vacationing in the area. She remained at KTBS, having worked alongside such journalists as Al Pierce and Ed Baswell<ref>Joey White, "Liz Swaine tames Minden Lions," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' July 31, 1987, p. 2A.</ref> until she resigned in 1998 to become executive assistant to then Shreveport Mayor Keith Hightower, who was subsequently term limited in 2006 after consecutive elections in 1998 and 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arkansastvnewswatch.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html|title=Where Are They Now?|publisher=Arkansastvnewswatch|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> Swaine’s annual salary as executive assistant was $108,526.56, only $1,100 less than Hightower’s $109,623.84.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itsallpolitics.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html|title=It’s All Politics|publisher=Itsallpolitics.blogspot.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref>

 

Swaine sought to succeed Hightower in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on September 30, 2006, against ten opponents, including fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and eventual winner, [[Cedric Glover]], an [[African American]] and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, a position to which Glover returned after his mayoral tenure. Other mayoral candidates included Ed Bradley, former vice president and general manager of KSLA-TV, [[business]]woman Arlena Acree, retiree Vernon Adams, and outgoing [[Republican Party|Republican]] state Senator Max T. Malone.​

Swaine sought to succeed Hightower in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on September 30, 2006, against ten opponents, including fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and eventual winner, Cedric Glover, an [[African American]] and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, a position to which Glover returned after his mayoral tenure. Other mayoral candidates included Ed Bradley, former vice president and general manager of KSLA-TV, [[business]]woman Arlena Acree, retiree Vernon Adams, and outgoing [[Republican Party|Republican]] state Senator Max T. Malone.​

 

Swaine promised if elected to implement more stringent enforcement of the municipal code and to make city government more responsive to the residents. With 6,600 votes (13.1 percent), Swaine ran third in the primary, finishing behind eventual winner Cedric Glover and attorney Jerry Jones, a Republican. ​

Swaine promised if elected to implement more stringent enforcement of the municipal code and to make city government more responsive to the residents. With 6,600 votes (13.1 percent), Swaine ran third in the primary, finishing behind Cedric Glover and attorney Jerry Jones, a Republican. After her municipal service, Swaine became communications director for Calumet Lubricants Company, an [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] concern which maintains a large plant in Cotton Valley in central Webster Parish. She has also engaged in podcasting and free-lance journalism.<ref name=swaine/>​

After her municipal service, Swaine became communications director for Calumet Lubricants Company, an [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] concern which maintains a large plant in Cotton Valley in central Webster Parish. She has also engaged in podcasting and free-lance journalism.<ref name=swaine/>​

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Swaine and her husband, Steve S. Culp (born 1954), reside in Shreveport. She is a [[motorcycle]] enthusiast<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.runwiththenuns.com/|title=Run With the Nuns|publisher=runwiththenuns.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> and former triathlete. Swaine was named “Best Journalist in the Nation” by the ''American Journalism Review'' [[magazine]], then known as the ''Washington Journalism Review.'.<ref name=swaine/> She is the first female to have emceed the [[Medal of Honor]] Convention. She was named winner of the VIP Award of the Shreveport [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=swaine/> ​

Swaine and her husband, Steve S. Culp (born 1954), reside in Shreveport. She is a [[motorcycle]] enthusiast<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.runwiththenuns.com/|title=Run With the Nuns|publisher=runwiththenuns.com|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> and former triathlete. Swaine was named “Best Journalist in the Nation” by the ''American Journalism Review'' [[magazine]], then known as the ''Washington Journalism Review.'.<ref name=swaine/> She is the first female to have emceed the [[Medal of Honor]] Convention. She was named winner of the VIP Award of the Shreveport [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=swaine/> ​