D. J. Swearingen News

Today, Speaker Householder appointed state Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) to the Ohio House 2020 Economic Recovery Task Force, a bipartisan panel tasked with studying how to help Ohio’s economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Swearingen indicated his interest at getting to work on the panel in an effort to find solutions for his district.

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) voted in favor of House Bill 197, which addressed many issue-areas affected during the coronavirus outbreak. The measure passed out of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly. Swearingen spoke on the House floor regarding provisions on Ohio’s primary election.

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) has released the following statement amid concerns of the coronavirus:

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) acknowledged the successful financial restructuring of FirstEnergy Solutions to emerge as Energy Harbor Corp. – the owner of the Davis-Besse nuclear plant located in Swearingen’s 89^th district.

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) has released this statement after the Ohio House overwhelmingly voted to pass Senate Bill 89, which creates the Buckeye Opportunity Scholarship:

A group sought to overturn House Bill 6, Ohio’s Clean Air Program, by starting an initiative to put the legislation up for a statewide referendum.    The referendum initiative officially ended when the group behind it dropped their appeal pending in court.  State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) indicated his support behind Ohio’s Clean Air Program.

Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Agriculture announced $30 million in H2Ohio funding will be used to support farmers in minimizing phosphorus runoff into Ohio’s waterways, including Lake Erie. This runoff causes algal blooms in Lake Erie that can threaten drinking water and impact of the health – State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) supports the funding initiative to reduce the algal blooms.

The State Controlling Board has approved the release of funding for improvements to the state’s fish research office in Sandusky, State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announced today.

State Rep. DJ Swearingen’s (R-Huron) legislation to support Ohio tourism and protect campground owners from frivolous lawsuits has been approved by an Ohio House committee.