Richard Swett
| Richard Nelson Swett Richard N. Lantos-Swett |
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| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
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In office September 8, 1998 – July 6, 2001 |
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Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edward Elliot Elson |
| Succeeded by | Stuart A. Bernstein |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Douglas III |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Bass |
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May 1, 1957 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Katrina Lantos Swett m. 1980 |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence | Bow, New Hampshire |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Architect |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
Richard Nelson "Dick" Swett (born May 1, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
Swett was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and moved to New Hampshire with his family as a child. He attended Yale University and then became an architect in San Francisco.
Swett became active in the Democratic Party and eventually began a political career. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1991 remaining in Congress until 1995.
In the run up to Swett's 1990 campaign, former Governor of New Hampshire Meldrim Thomson, Jr. complained unsuccessfully that listing him on the ballot as "Dick Swett" would be unlawfully misleading, since he was listed as "Lantos-Swett" in the telephone book, voter registration, deed to real property, and business.
Mitt Romney donated $250 to his 1992 campaign. They were fellow Mormons with homes on Lake Winnipesaukee.
In 1994, Swett voted for a bill to ban assault weapons that narrowly passed by two votes in the United States House of Representatives. His stand resulted in numerous threats against his life.
In 1996, Swett ran as the Democratic Party candidate for a seat in the United States Senate from New Hampshire, against incumbent Republican Bob Smith, but was narrowly defeated. Smith had established himself as the most conservative Senator from the Northeast, and Bill Clinton's coattails nearly caused his defeat. On the night of the election many American media networks incorrectly projected that Swett had won.
In 1998, Bill Clinton appointed Swett to be United States Ambassador to Denmark. He served in that position until 2001, and then moved back to New Hampshire. Swett and Larry Coben wrote the national energy policy for Senator Joseph Lieberman's 2004 presidential campaign.
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