D. J. Swearingen News

The state controlling board has approved the release of $345,480.23 for projects in Ottawa and Sandusky Counties. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) today is pleased to report that House Bill 687 has cleared the Ohio House. This legislation will provide funding to many local projects throughout both Ottawa and Erie counties.  

COLUMBUS – Soon judges throughout Ohio will have to consider public safety when setting bail amount for accused criminals, under legislation being proposed at the Ohio Statehouse. State Representatives DJ Swearingen (R-Huron) and Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) just cleared House Joint Resolution 2 out of the Ohio House. 

COLUMBUS - The state controlling board has approved the release of $85,000 for the pre-construction site inspection for the new National Guard readiness center located at Camp Perry Joint Training Center in Ottawa County, Ohio.

COLUMBUS - The state controlling board has approved the release of $351,348 as a part of the Clean Ohio Trail Fund grant program.

COLUMBUS - State Representative DJ Swearingen (R-Huron) and State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering) announce House Bill 440, legislation responsible for the Ag-Link Deposit Program was signed into law today by Governor Mike DeWine.

COLUMBUS - State Representative DJ Swearingen (R-Huron) and State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering) announce House Bill 440, the Ohio Gains initiative that is responsible for the Ag-Link Deposit Program has passed the Ohio Senate with a unanimous vote of 32-0. 

COLUMBUS - Judges would have to consider the risk to public safety when setting bail for accused criminals, under legislation being proposed at the Ohio Statehouse.

COLUMBUS – State Rep D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces that House Bill 229 passed within the General Assembly earlier today. The legislation aids Ohio tourism by supporting the area’s campgrounds. Swearingen is a primary joint sponsor with State Rep. Shane Wilkin (R-Hillsboro).

COLUMBUS – House Bill 186, legislation sponsored by State Representatives DJ Swearingen (R-Huron) and Shane Wilkin (R-Hillsboro) passed the Ohio House by a vote of 90-0. The goal of this legislation is to help Ohioans of all ages achieve the goal of homeownership. 

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces the Ohio State Controlling Board has approved a local $1 million project through the Development Services Agency (DSA) for a Roadwork Development Grant in the City of Huron. Swearingen applauded the measure coming to the 89th Ohio House District.

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces the critical legislation, under House Bill 169, that provides significant grants to bars, restaurants and the lodging industry due to financial burdens placed on them by the pandemic passed within the Ohio House earlier today. Swearingen, a joint sponsor of the bill, spoke to it on the House floor.

State Reps. Thomas Hall (R-Madison Twp.) and D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) have drafted a letter to send to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging funding for townships across Ohio pertaining to the “American Rescue Plan Act.”

Today, State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) voted to support and the House passed House Bill 2, known as the Broadband Expansion bill. The legislation expands broadband access across the state with the creation of Ohio’s first Residential Broadband Expansion Program. 

State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces he has cosponsored the newly-introduced “Fair School Funding Plan” filed under House Bill 1 for the 134th General Assembly. The key, bipartisan legislation to modernize K-12 school funding across Ohio is nearly identical to last General Assembly’s House Bill 305, which was a school funding formula reform bill that passed in the House late last year.

Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) appointed State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) as Vice-Chair of the House Criminal Justice Committee for the 134th General Assembly.