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==Political career==
==Political career==
Swinford was first elected to the Texas House in 1990 to succeed fellow Republican [[Dick Waterfield]], a rancher from Canadian in Hemphill County,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=409&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=88~first=~gender=~last=Waterfield~leaderNote=~leg=70~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Legislative Reference Library: Richard Waterfield|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 29, 2011}}</ref> who ran unsuccessfully as his party's nominee for the [[United States House of Representatives]], having been defeated by the incumbent Democrat [[Bill Sarpalius]] of [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]].
Swinford was first elected to the Texas House in 1990 to succeed fellow Republican [[Dick Waterfield]], a rancher from Canadian in Hemphill County,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=409&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=88~first=~gender=~last=Waterfield~leaderNote=~leg=70~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Legislative Reference Library: Richard Waterfield|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=October 29, 2011}}</ref> who ran unsuccessfully as his party's nominee for the [[United States House of Representatives]], having been defeated by the incumbent Democrat [[Bill Sarpalius]] of Amarillo.
In 1992, Swinford won his second state House election by having defeated the Democrat Bonnie Schomp, 17,897 (54.9 percent) to 14,720 (45.1 percent). The two candidates virtually tied in Potter County, but Swinford's home base in Moore County put him over the top. In [[2002]], Swinford defeated the Democrat Jesse Quackenbush, 17,086 (65.8 percent) to 8,872 (34.2 percent). He was unopposed in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, and 2006.
In 1992, Swinford won his second state House election by having defeated the Democrat Bonnie Schomp, 17,897 (54.9 percent) to 14,720 (45.1 percent). The two candidates virtually tied in Potter County, but Swinford's home base in Moore County put him over the top. In [[2002]], Swinford defeated the Democrat Jesse Quackenbush, 17,086 (65.8 percent) to 8,872 (34.2 percent). He was unopposed in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, and 2006.