Jessica Swartz

Volunteered with the nonpartisan group Voters Not Politicians beginning in 2017 and served as a co-team lead for Kalamazoo, collecting more than 1,000 petition signatures and leading a volunteer team that helped place Michigan Proposal 2018-2 on the ballot and pass it, ending partisan gerrymandering by creating an independent redistricting commission; she then successfully pushed for a clerk's office on Western Michigan University's campus so students could register and vote more easily.

July 23, 2026For

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Practiced law for more than twenty-five years representing public entities in state and federal court, and served in the federal government as a Senior Appellate Attorney and Government Ethics Official with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where she represented the Secretary in court, advised senior leaders on ethics compliance, and led a team of attorneys; she also served as Deputy General Counsel at Western Michigan University handling free speech cases.

July 23, 2026

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Received the Michigan AFL-CIO's endorsement for House District 41 in the labor federation's announced 2026 slate of pro-labor candidates.

July 2, 2026

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Practiced law for Western Michigan University and for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs before entering electoral politics; she holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a law degree from American University Washington College of Law.

July 19, 2023

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