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|name=Lawson Lewis Swearingen, Jr.​

|name=Lawson Lewis Swearingen, Jr.​

|office=[[Louisiana]]  State Senator from District 34 (Ouachita Parish)]]​

|office=[[Louisiana]]  State Senator from District 34 (Ouachita Parish)​

|term_start=1980 ​

|term_start=1980 ​

|term_end=1991​

|term_end=1991​

|residence=Fairhope,  [[Alabama]]​

|residence=Fairhope,  [[Alabama]]​

|spouse=Sharon Harrelson Swearingen​

|spouse=Sharon Harrelson Swearingen​

|children=Lawson Lewis (Chip) Swearingen, III<br>​

|children=Lawson Lewis (Chip) Swearingen, II​

Ashley S. Day ​

Ashley S. Day ​

|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

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'''Lawson Lewis Swearingen, Jr.''' (born May 27, 1944), is a  [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] former state senator for  District 34 in Ouachita Parish, [[Louisiana]], whose service extended from 1980 to 1991,<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Seate 1880 - Present|publisher=Louisiana State Seante|date=January 2012|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}</ref>  and a former president of the[University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], whose tenure extended from 1991 through 2001.​

'''Lawson Lewis Swearingen, Jr.''' (born May 27, 1944), is a  [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] former state senator for  District 34 in Ouachita Parish, [[Louisiana]], whose service extended from 1980 to 1991,<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Seate 1880 - Present|publisher=Louisiana State Seante|date=January 2012|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}</ref>  and a former president of the[University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], whose tenure extended from 1991 through 2001.​

 

==Early life==​

==Background==

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Swearingen was born in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], to Lawson Swearingen, Sr. (1919–2011), and the former Jeanette Christine "Jean" Cadwallader (1922-2012). The senior Swearingen was a [[World War II]] veteran, a graduate of [[Louisiana Tech University]], and an executive with Commercial Union Insurance in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, and, later, [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. The paternal grandparents of Swearingen, Jr., were Annie Marie Estlinbaum and Henry Douglas Swearingen of Eagle Lake, Texas.<ref name=lssobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=lawson-swearingen&pid=155157905|title=Obituary of Lawson Swearingen, Sr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 24, 2011|accessdate=December 28, 2011}}</ref>​

Swearingen was born in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], to Lawson Swearingen, Sr. (1919–2011), and the former Jeanette Christine "Jean" Cadwallader (1922-2012). The senior Swearingen was a [[World War II]] veteran, a graduate of [[Louisiana Tech University]], and an executive with Commercial Union Insurance in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, and, later, [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. The paternal grandparents of Swearingen, Jr., were Annie Marie Estlinbaum and Henry Douglas Swearingen of Eagle Lake, Texas.<ref name=lssobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=lawson-swearingen&pid=155157905|title=Obituary of Lawson Swearingen, Sr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 24, 2011|accessdate=December 28, 2011}}</ref>​

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===Louisiana State Senate===​

===Louisiana State Senate===​

Swearingen was elected to the Senate in 1979 to succeed Democrat Henry Lawrence Gibbs, Jr. (1919–1993).  In his third and last election to the state senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 1987, Swearingen easily defeated the [[real estate]] figure and fellow Democrat [[Fred Huenefeld]], also of Monroe, 26,087 (77.6 percent) to 7,521 (22.4 percent).<ref>{Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref>​

Swearingen was elected to the Senate in 1979 to succeed Democrat Henry Lawrence Gibbs, Jr. (1919–1993).  In his third and last election to the state senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 1987, Swearingen easily defeated the [[real estate]] figure and fellow Democrat [[Fred Huenefeld]], also of Monroe, 26,087 (77.6 percent) to 7,521 (22.4 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref>​

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Upon his resignation from the Senate in 1991 to become the ULM president, Swearingen was briefly succeeded by former state Representative John Clifford Ensminger, Jr., a [[conservative]] Democrat who switched to Republican affiliation while serving in the House in 1985.<ref name=senate/>​

Upon his resignation from the Senate in 1991 to become the ULM president, Swearingen was briefly succeeded by former state Representative John Clifford Ensminger, Jr., a [[conservative]] Democrat who switched to Republican affiliation while serving in the House in 1985.<ref name=senate/>​

Scott resigned his position that summer to take a job directing the Center For Economic Education and Research at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, [[Arkansas]], ''The Pow Wow'' reported.​

Scott resigned his position that summer to take a job directing the Center For Economic Education and Research at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, [[Arkansas]], ''The Pow Wow'' reported.​

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==Personal life==​

==Personal life==

Swearingen has also lived in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and, currently, Fairhope in Baldwin County, near [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] in southern [[Alabama]].<ref>People Search and Background Check</ref> He served as a [[professor]] of management, specializing in legal environment of business and other business law courses at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.selu.edu/search?q=Lawson+Swearingen&site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&submit.x=9&submit.y=6&submit=GO|title=Southeastern Louisiana University|publisher=search.selu.edu|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref> before retiring in 2010. A retirement reception for Swearingen was held in Southeastern's Garrett Hall on May 6, 2010.</ref> He was an active community leader in Hammond and often lectured on education topics. A [[Baptist]] as well as a member of [[Gideons International]], Swearingen is a trustee having served a term through 2011 on the board of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbc.net/redirect.asp?url=/trustees/2008NOBTS.swf|title=New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary|publisher=sbc.net|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref>​

Swearingen has also lived in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and, currently, Fairhope in Baldwin County, near [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] in southern [[Alabama]].<ref>People Search and Background Check</ref> He served as a [[professor]] of management, specializing in legal environment of business and other business law courses at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.selu.edu/search?q=Lawson+Swearingen&site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&submit.x=9&submit.y=6&submit=GO|title=Southeastern Louisiana University|publisher=search.selu.edu|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref> before retiring in 2010. A retirement reception for Swearingen was held in Southeastern's Garrett Hall on May 6, 2010.</ref> He was an active community leader in Hammond and often lectured on education topics. A [[Baptist]] as well as a member of [[Gideons International]], Swearingen is a trustee having served a term through 2011 on the board of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbc.net/redirect.asp?url=/trustees/2008NOBTS.swf|title=New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary|publisher=sbc.net|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref>​

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