Politics
| Jack Swigert | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th district |
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| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Schaefer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1931 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | December 27, 1982(1982-12-27) (aged 51) Washington D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
He later became staff director of the Committee on Science and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Swigert was elected as a Republican to Colorado's newly created 6th congressional district in November 1982. He defeated Democrat Steve Hogan, 98,909 votes (62.2 percent) to 56,518 (35.6 percent). In the campaign, Swigert had enjoyed the strong support of a former intraparty rival, then U.S. Senator William L. Armstrong of Colorado. Armstrong had defeated Swigert for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 1978. The two thereafter became very close friends.
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