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Representative Rob Swearingen

Assembly District 34

(R - Rhinelander)
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Madison Office:
 Room 123 West
State Capitol
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 266-7141
(888) 534-0034 Fax:
 (608) 282-3634 Voting Address:
 4485 Oakview Ln.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Staff:
 Taylor Corkran Taylor.Corkran@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Oneida County, Wisconsin, July 23, 1963; married; 2 children.
  • Graduate Rhinelander High School, 1981.
  • Restaurant owner/operator.
  • Tavern League of Wisconsin (former president, zone vice president, district director); American Beverage Licensees (former member, board of directors); Oneida County Tavern League (former president, vice president); Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce; Oneida County Republican Party.
  • Elected to Assembly since 2012.

Member of Building Commission

2021 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/16/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 137
    Relating to: celebrating the 155th anniversary of the Leinenkugel's brewery.

  • 1/28/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 919
    Relating to: the construction of bridges in a shoreland setback area and vegetative buffer zone requirements.

  • 1/28/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 912
    Relating to: emergency power to regulate businesses.

  • 1/21/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 887
    Relating to: an addition to the 2021-23 Authorized State Building Program for the construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. (FE)

  • 1/21/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 886
    Relating to: emergency power to regulate businesses.

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 866
    Relating to: an addition to the 2021-23 Authorized State Building Program for the construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. (FE)

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 867
    Relating to: the construction of bridges in a shoreland setback area and vegetative buffer zone requirements.

  • 12/9/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 762
    Relating to: creating a tax credit for local media advertising. (FE)

  • 12/9/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 775
    Relating to: planning and design of a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (FE)

  • 11/17/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 718
    Relating to: prohibiting certain practices relating to insurance coverage of clinician-administered drugs.

  • 10/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 642
    Relating to: modifying the permit for certain oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products. (FE)

  • 6/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 372
    Relating to: passenger restrictions on all-terrain vehicles.

  • 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 366
    Relating to: snowmobile noise and the operation of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles near highways.

  • 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 365
    Relating to: whip lights on all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles.

  • 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 368
    Relating to: passenger restrictions on all-terrain vehicles.

  • 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 364
    Relating to: snowmobile noise and the operation of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles near highways.

  • 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 353
    Relating to: whip lights on all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles.

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 233
    Relating to: grants for certain small businesses. (FE)

  • 3/25/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 207
    Relating to: the use of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

2021 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 1080
    Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE)

  • 2/16/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 136
    Relating to: expressing support from the Wisconsin State Legislature for the grant application entitled A Wisconsin Forest Products Cluster: A Catalyst for Sustainable, Enduring Transformation to the United States Economic Development Administration's Phase 2 Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

  • 2/16/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 134
    Relating to: prohibiting the use of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of election administration and specifying who may perform tasks related to election administration (first consideration).

  • 2/15/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 995
    Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option. (FE)

  • 2/9/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 973
    Relating to: apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship completion awards, career and technical education incentive grants and completion awards, technical preparation programs in school districts and technical colleges, creating an individual income tax subtraction for expenses paid for apprenticeship programs, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/21/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 894
    Relating to: local land use restrictions. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 837
    Relating to: grants for law enforcement officer recruiting and bonuses for law enforcement officers. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 832
    Relating to: increasing the law enforcement training reimbursement. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 834
    Relating to: no-knock search warrants and certain expenditures of federal moneys by first class cities. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 831
    Relating to: a law enforcement marketing campaign. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 835
    Relating to: waivers for hunting, fishing, camping, and state park admission fees for law enforcement officers. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 830
    Relating to: model curriculum for pupils in grades 5 to 12 on interacting with law enforcement and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 833
    Relating to: grants to support part-time law enforcement officers. (FE)

  • 1/7/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 836
    Relating to: technical college police academy programs. (FE)

  • 1/6/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 106
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Ed Lump.

  • 12/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 743
    Relating to: information disclosure by online marketplaces related to high-volume sellers and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 12/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 726
    Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.

  • 11/17/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 717
    Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for restaurant revitalization grants. (FE)

  • 11/12/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 708
    Relating to: Next Generation 911 and geographic information system grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 682
    Relating to: grant related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids, loan guarantee related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls, substance abuse prevention on certain public projects, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 676
    Relating to: requiring the repeal of hunting, trapping, and fishing administrative rules in conjunction with promulgation of new rules. (FE)

  • 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 669
    Relating to: right to carry a weapon in this state. (FE)

  • 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 658
    Relating to: Department of Natural Resources report on partnering with the private aquaculture industry. (FE)

  • 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 659
    Relating to: report on reducing the number of hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals required by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)

  • 10/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 640
    Relating to: the threshold amount of timber sold from state, county, or community forests above which certain approval and notice requirements apply. (FE)

  • 10/19/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 89
    Relating to: recognizing October 28, 2021, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin.

  • 10/6/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
    Relating to: honoring the service of members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

  • 10/6/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 83
    Relating to: honoring the 13 U.S. service members who lost their lives on August 26, 2021.

  • 9/30/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 587
    Relating to: fees imposed on merchants in connection with credit card transactions and providing a penalty.

  • 6/8/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 388
    Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

  • 6/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 371
    Relating to: the broadband expansion grant program. (FE)

  • 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 56
    Relating to: proclaiming May 2021 as “Paper and Forestry Products Month” in Wisconsin.

  • 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 367
    Relating to: loan for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids. (FE)

  • 5/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 341
    Relating to: captive wildlife in facilities holding a U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibitor license. (FE)

  • 5/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 336
    Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

  • 5/13/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
    Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).

  • 5/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 293
    Relating to: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition, the use of public resources to confiscate firearms, and providing a penalty.

  • 5/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 299
    Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

  • 4/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 265
    Relating to: the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 243
    Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for certain environmental purposes and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 234
    Relating to: tourism industry grants. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 238
    Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for local highways and bridges.

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 241
    Relating to: retiring public debt and transportation revenue bonds. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 235
    Relating to: rural economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and farm support grants. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 236
    Relating to: payments to certain long-term care facilities and their staff. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 232
    Relating to: assistance to households and property owners. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 239
    Relating to: the use of certain federal funds for broadband expansion grants. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 242
    Relating to: sales tax holiday for sales at certain establishments. (FE)

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 240
    Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for a statewide public safety interoperable communication system, emergency services IP network contracts, a geographic information systems database, and psychiatric treatment beds.

  • 4/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 237
    Relating to: deposits into the unemployment reserve fund. (FE)

  • 3/23/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 181
    Relating to: newborn screening for Krabbe disease and requiring evaluation of additional lysosomal storage disorders for mandatory screening. (FE)

  • 3/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 165
    Relating to: combining the archer and crossbow hunting licenses. (FE)

  • 3/8/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 149
    Relating to: legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: Convention of the States for one or more Constitutional amendments restraining abuses of power by the federal government.

  • 2/12/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 63
    Relating to: the practice of psychology, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 36
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 32
    Relating to: the retail sale of intoxicating liquor by the glass for consumption away from the licensed premises.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 28
    Relating to: defining “multijurisdictional” for the purposes of the lottery. (FE)

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 7
    Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 1/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: state government actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2021 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 3/9/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 1037
    Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE)

  • 2/18/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 1011
    Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option. (FE)

  • 2/17/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 981
    Relating to: apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship completion awards, career and technical education incentive grants and completion awards, technical preparation programs in school districts and technical colleges, creating an individual income tax subtraction for expenses paid for apprenticeship programs, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2022: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 109
    Relating to: celebrating the 155th anniversary of the Leinenkugel's brewery.

  • 2/9/2022: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 105
    Relating to: expressing support from the Wisconsin State Legislature for the grant application entitled A Wisconsin Forest Products Cluster: A Catalyst for Sustainable, Enduring Transformation to the United States Economic Development Administration's Phase 2 Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

  • 1/21/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 874
    Relating to: no-knock search warrants and certain expenditures of federal moneys by first class cities. (FE)

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 848
    Relating to: increasing the law enforcement training reimbursement. (FE)

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 847
    Relating to: technical college police academy programs. (FE)

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 854
    Relating to: model curriculum for pupils in grades 5 to 12 on interacting with law enforcement and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 1/6/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 834
    Relating to: creating a tax credit for local media advertising. (FE)

  • 1/6/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 835
    Relating to: local land use restrictions. (FE)

  • 12/17/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 83
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Ed Lump.

  • 12/17/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 753
    Relating to: prohibiting certain practices relating to insurance coverage of clinician-administered drugs.

  • 11/30/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 728
    Relating to: planning and design of a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (FE)

  • 11/19/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 710
    Relating to: information disclosure by online marketplaces related to high-volume sellers and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 11/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 699
    Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.

  • 11/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 690
    Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for restaurant revitalization grants. (FE)

  • 11/2/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 673
    Relating to: Next Generation 911 and geographic information system grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/1/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 73
    Relating to: honoring the 13 U.S. service members who lost their lives on August 26, 2021.

  • 10/20/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 625
    Relating to: modifying the permit for certain oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products. (FE)

  • 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 619
    Relating to: right to carry a weapon in this state. (FE)

  • 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 613
    Relating to: report on reducing the number of hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals required by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)

  • 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 618
    Relating to: requiring the repeal of hunting, trapping, and fishing administrative rules in conjunction with promulgation of new rules. (FE)

  • 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 617
    Relating to: Department of Natural Resources report on partnering with the private aquaculture industry. (FE)

  • 10/8/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 607
    Relating to: the threshold amount of timber sold from state, county, or community forests above which certain approval and notice requirements apply. (FE)

  • 9/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 572
    Relating to: fees imposed on merchants in connection with credit card transactions and providing a penalty.

  • 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 390
    Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

  • 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 365
    Relating to: the broadband expansion grant program. (FE)

  • 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 383
    Relating to: prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services.

  • 5/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 354
    Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

  • 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 32
    Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).

  • 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 347
    Relating to: captive wildlife in facilities holding a U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibitor license. (FE)

  • 5/7/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 30
    Relating to: proclaiming May 2021 as “Paper and Forestry Products Month” in Wisconsin.

  • 4/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 314
    Relating to: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition, the use of public resources to confiscate firearms, and providing a penalty.

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 272
    Relating to: retiring public debt and transportation revenue bonds. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 271
    Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for certain environmental purposes and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 281
    Relating to: grants for certain small businesses. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 273
    Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for a statewide public safety interoperable communication system, emergency services IP network contracts, a geographic information systems database, and psychiatric treatment beds.

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 274
    Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for local highways and bridges.

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 277
    Relating to: payments to certain long-term care facilities and their staff. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 275
    Relating to: tourism industry grants. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 279
    Relating to: assistance to households and property owners. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 278
    Relating to: the use of certain federal funds for broadband expansion grants. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 280
    Relating to: rural economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and farm support grants. (FE)

  • 4/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 276
    Relating to: deposits into the unemployment reserve fund. (FE)

  • 3/31/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 269
    Relating to: the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.

  • 3/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 228
    Relating to: the use of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 194
    Relating to: newborn screening for Krabbe disease and requiring evaluation of additional lysosomal storage disorders for mandatory screening. (FE)

  • 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 192
    Relating to: combining the archer and crossbow hunting licenses. (FE)

  • 3/9/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 183
    Relating to: legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 8
    Relating to: Convention of the States for one or more Constitutional amendments restraining abuses of power by the federal government.

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 77
    Relating to: the practice of psychology, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 30
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 50
    Relating to: counting of tips for tipped employees and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 27
    Relating to: defining “multijurisdictional” for the purposes of the lottery. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 22
    Relating to: the retail sale of intoxicating liquor by the glass for consumption away from the licensed premises.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 3
    Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2021 Authored Amendments