Terry Swinger - Missouri Representative

Rep. Terry Swinger, a Democrat, represents Pemiscot, Dunklin and part of New Madrid Counties (District 162) in the Missouri House of Representatives. Rep. Swinger was elected in a special election in November 2003 and reelected in 2004. Rep. Swinger is an Optometrist in Caruthersville. He has been in practice since 1965 and has offices in Caruthersville, Kennett and Portageville. In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Swinger is a past cabinet member of the North Central States Optometric Council; past member of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Optometric Association serving as President in 1992; former trustee of the Missouri Optometric Foundation; a former member of the University of Missouri School of Optometry Advisory Council and former member and President of the Missouri

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Rep. Terry Swinger, a Democrat, represents Pemiscot, Dunklin and part of New Madrid Counties (District 162) in the Missouri House of Representatives. Rep. Swinger was elected in a special election in November 2003 and reelected in 2004. Rep. Swinger is an Optometrist in Caruthersville. He has been in practice since 1965 and has offices in Caruthersville, Kennett and Portageville. In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Swinger is a past cabinet member of the North Central States Optometric Council; past member of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Optometric Association serving as President in 1992; former trustee of the Missouri Optometric Foundation; a former member of the University of Missouri School of Optometry Advisory Council and former member and President of the Missouri State Board of Optometry. He is also a member of the American Optometric Association, having served on a number of committees. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Southern College of Optometry and the St. Louis Optometric Society in 2004. Active in Rotary International, he served as Caruthersville President, President’s Representative and District Governor of District 609. He served as President of the Caruthersville Chamber of Commerce and was an active member of the Caruthersville Library Board, Boy Scouts of America, Dyersburg (TN) State Community College and Caruthersville Lodge # 461 A.F. & A.M. A 1959 graduate of Dexter High School, he attended the University of Missouri, Columbia and received his Doctor of Optometry from Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee in 1964. Born February 8, 1941 in Stoddard County, Missouri, Rep. Swinger lives in Caruthersville with his wife Delila, whom he married in 2004. He has one son, Anthony and Delila has two daughters, Tammie and Amy.

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