Name John Swallow Spouse Suzanne Seader (m. 1985) | Party Republican Party Website johnswallow.com | |
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Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Role Former Utah Attorney General Previous office Utah Attorney General (2013–2013) Children Lauren Swallow, Taylor Swallow, Catherine Swallow, Emilie Swallow, Madelynn Swallow Education Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School | ||
John Swallow on solicitation allegations
John Swallow (born November 10, 1962) is a Republican politician and former Attorney General of Utah. Just prior, he served as Chief Deputy Attorney General overseeing civil litigation.
Contents
- John Swallow on solicitation allegations
- Mark shurtleff john swallow leave jail
- Early life
- Politics
- Federal Investigation
- Utah State Bar Investigation
- Lieutenant Governors investigation
- Utah State House investigation
- Reactions to various Investigations
- Resignation
- Utah State House completes investigation
- Arrest
- Public lands
- References
Swallow has been a lawyer since 1990 and was a member of the Utah State House of Representatives from 1996 to 2002. In December 2009, John Swallow was appointed Chief Deputy Attorney General for Utah. While serving as Chief Deputy, some of his most prominent projects included the fights to overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to gain state control of Utah’s federally controlled lands. In November 2012, Swallow won the election for Utah Attorney General with a 64 to 30 percent victory.
On November 21, 2013, Swallow resigned, after less than a year in office, following Federal and State investigations of alleged improprieties on his part. He was later arrested on July 2014, along with his predecessor Mark Shurtleff on corruption charges. On March 2nd, 2017, Swallow was acquitted of all charges.
Mark shurtleff john swallow leave jail
Early life
Swallow said that at age nine, his father was killed "in a stupid accident"; the claim was later questioned. The family moved to live with his maternal grandparents in Juneau, Alaska, for three years. When his mother married Richard Swallow, he moved to Orem, Utah, where he adopted his step-father's last name. The family later moved to Nevada, where Swallow's teenage years were spent on a hay farm.
Swallow served a Spanish-speaking mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Angeles, California, where he "learned to speak Spanish with an L.A. accent". He earned an undergraduate degree in psychology and then a law degree from Brigham Young University, where he was a member of the Law Review. In 1985, Swallow married Suzanne Seader; after his graduation they moved to Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. They have five children.
Politics
After working as a lawyer for several years, Swallow successfully ran for the Utah House of Representatives in 1996 for a district based in Sandy and continued serving as a State Representative for six consecutive years. While in the legislature, Swallow sponsored the then-largest tax cut in Utah’s history at the time and was named Taxpayer Advocate of the Year by the Utah Taxpayers Association for sponsoring and passing legislation to reduce taxes in Utah.
Swallow gave up his state house seat in 2002 to run for Utah's 2nd congressional district against freshman Democrat Jim Matheson. The district had been redrawn to be significantly more rural and Republican than its predecessor. The old 2nd had been located entirely within Salt Lake County, but the new 2nd included a large swath of rural territory in southern Utah. Indeed, Swallow's colleagues in the state told national Republicans that they had drawn a district that no Democrat—even a conservative one like Matheson—could possibly win. As a result, the national party spent very little money on Swallow's behalf. Ultimately, Swallow lost to Matheson by a margin of only 1,600 votes, largely because he could not overcome a 25,800-vote deficit in Salt Lake County. Swallow sought a rematch in 2004, losing this time by 12 points.
In 2009, Swallow was appointed as the Chief Deputy Attorney General of Utah for civil cases. One of his focuses was the state lawsuit to overturn President Obama's healthcare law; he led the fight for Utah against President Obama's healthcare law. Swallow also sued Barack Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to unlock federal land within Utah for oil and gas exploration and help fund education for Utah children.
Swallow announced his candidacy for Attorney General in January 2012. During his race, he was endorsed by his predecessor Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and U.S. Senator Mike Lee. Swallow was also endorsed in his candidacy by the NRA and received an "A+" rating from the 2nd Amendment organization, because of "his dedication to gun owners" and "his defense of the second amendment". Swallow was elected and sworn in January 7, 2013.
Federal Investigation
In January 2013, the