Benjamin Swan

Benjamin Swan is a former American state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and represented the 11th Hampden District from 2009-2016.[2]

For the Vermont politician, see Benjamin Swan (Vermont politician).
Benjamin Swan
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 11th Hampden district
In office
January 7, 2009 – January 4, 2017
Succeeded byBud Williams
Personal details
BornBelzoni, Mississippi[1]
Political partyDemocratic Party

On February 6, 2014, Swan was one of five members of the legislative body to vote against the expulsion of State Representative Carlos Henriquez, who had been convicted of assault.[3]

Before being elected a state legislator, Swan served for a time as the president of the Springfield, Massachusetts NAACP and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Springfield in the 1991 and 1993 mayoral elections[4][5] Swan was a black community activist, and had a career as a management and education consultant.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Representative Benjamin Swan, Sr. of Massachusetts". National Black Agenda Convention. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. "Benjamin Swan". Massachusetts General Court. 2013.
  3. "Jailed rep expelled from House by 146-5 vote". Boston Herald. 2014.
  4. Laidler, John (19 September 1993). "Mayoral races highlight elections across Mass. on Tuesday". Newspapers.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. Laidler, John; Sullivan, Jack (22 Sep 1993). "Beverley mayor loses out, but other incumbents fare better". Newspapers.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. "19 cities to pare fields in Tuesday's preliminary elections". Newspapers.com. Boston Globe. 22 Sep 1991.
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