Senate Committees:
81st General Assembly – State Departments and Governmental Affairs (vice chairman); Constitutional Amendments and Reorganization; Criminal Jurisprudence; Public Health, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Welfare, Medicaid and Consumer Protection; and Municipal Corporations, Railroads, Private Corporations, Urban Affairs and Housing.
82nd General Assembly – Municipal Corporations, Railroads, Private Corporations, Urban Affairs and Housing (chairman); State Departments and Governmental Affairs (vice chairman); Constitutional Amendments and Reorganization; Criminal Jurisprudence; Judiciary; and Public Health, Mental Health, Welfare, Medicaid and Consumer Protection. |
Lee Vertis Swinton served the people of the 9th District (part of Jackson County). Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas, he received his education from Coffeyville, Kansas schools; Pittsburg State College; and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, earning Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees. Senator Swinton was a lawyer. He was an overseas veteran of World War II; an assistant county counselor; and served six years on the Jackson County Legislature (one year as a chairman). Senator Swinton was elected to the Senate in 1980. (Democrat)
Official Manual of the State of Missouri: 1983-1984
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