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