# Rob Swearingen

Rob Swearingen is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 34.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 34
- Serving since: 2013-01-07
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3a7f3611-78c4-453a-ae50-3cad3761dc9b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a7f3611-78c4-453a-ae50-3cad3761dc9b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Swearingen sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 84% of State House Republicans.

## What Swearingen says (WI 2025–26 session)

165 classified statements: 165 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Swearingen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 3.6% | 31.9% | 751 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.0% | 12.7% | 629 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 33% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 17% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 707 donors and 549 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 99.3% (97.6%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 1 Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2026S1/AB1/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 181 Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB181/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 659 Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB659/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 997 Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB997/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 439 Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB439/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 812 Relating to: allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential use. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB812/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 870 Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes and modifying administrative rules related to such changes.… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB870/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 996 Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB996/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 957 Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB957/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 501 Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB501/

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 29 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1009: Relating to: tourism promotion improvement districts. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1009/
- AB 984: Relating to: requirements for the use of a memory care designation by community-based residential facilities. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB984/
- AB 990: Relating to: personal financial literacy high school graduation requirement. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB990/
- AB 885: Relating to: limitations on extraterritorial subdivision ordinances of incorporated municipalities. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB885/
- AB 864: Relating to: various changes to the state lottery. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB864/
- AJR 127: Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR127/
- AB 822: Relating to: administration of town road improvements under the local roads improvement program. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB822/
- AB 819: Relating to: allowing discounts for prompt payment of health care fees. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB819/
- AB 839: Relating to: allowing the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB839/
- AB 838: Relating to: making a grant for dredging of the Deerskin River in the town of Washington in Vilas County and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB838/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2110931054169079833
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2110569662962414058
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2109803427400233195
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2108062383872614531
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2106888690941190264
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2104008732673724608
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2101772817121546621
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2100679085873615352
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2098461518312382682
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/sweak1/status/2097519106048057418

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/legislator/2023/2523
- Campaign site: https://www.robswearingen.com/
- X: https://x.com/sweak1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeSwearingen
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBNLXjYm-4Y
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-swearingen-bb072012

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a7f3611-78c4-453a-ae50-3cad3761dc9b