Lena Swanson

{{Short description|American politician and activist}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Lena Swanson

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| state_senate = Washington

| district = 35th

| term_start = February 3, 1997

| term_end = December 5, 1997

| predecessor = Brad Owen

| successor = Tim Sheldon

| party = Democratic

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1937|10|1}}

| birth_place=Oklahoma, U.S.

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| spouse=Tom

| children=

| residence=Bremerton, Washington, U.S.

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Lena N. Swanson (born October 1, 1937) is an American politician and activist who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 35th district in 1997.{{cite web | url= https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/14016/lena-swanson | title= Lena Swanson's Biography | publisher= Vote Smart | date= October 22, 2015 | access-date= June 27, 2021}} A member of the Democratic Party, she was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Brad Owen's resignation to become lieutenant governor in February 1997 and was subsequently defeated by conservative Democrat Tim Sheldon later that same year.{{cite web | url= https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1997/02-04/0011_she_s_senator_swanson_now.html | title= She's Senator Swanson now | publisher= Kitsap Sun | date= February 4, 1997 | access-date= June 27, 2021}}{{cite web | url= https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1997/09-17/0020_35th_district_senate__sheldon__vo.html | title= 35TH DISTRICT SENATE: Sheldon, voters end Swanson's Senate tenure | publisher= Kitsap Sun | date= September 17, 1997 | access-date= June 27, 2021}}