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Jack Swanson
210 6th Ave SE
Roseau, MN 56751

Home Phone: 218-463-2691
Email: nswanson@wiktel.com

Jack Swanson has served Roseau County as Commissioner of District 2 since 2006. Commissioner Swanson is originally from the area, and has spent all but ten years of his adult life residing in the county. His father Ole Swanson was born and raised in Warroad and his mother Connie (Sonsteng) was born and raised in Roseau. Jack Swanson and his wife Nancy lived in Madison, Wisconsin from 1986-1996 where Jack was the play-by-play voice of the Wisconsin Badgers and the sports director for the Wisconsin Radio Network. The Swanson's returned to Roseau in 1996 to raise their two sons Jeff and Willie and to start KCAJ-FM radio (KJ-102). Jeff teaches biology and chemistry at Roseau High School; his wife Angie is a first grade teacher at Roseau Elementary; they have two daughters, Abby and Hannah. Willie works for the Minnesota Department of Corrections as a probation officer in Benton County; he and his wife Emily live in St Cloud. Commissioner Swanson's broadcast career continues and he can be heard weekdays on the KJ-102 morning show.


CURRENT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  • Association of Minnesota Counties Conference Planning Committee
  • Association of Minnesota Counties Delegate
  • Association of Minnesota Counties Futures Task Force
  • Association of Minnesota Counties General Government Policy Committee
  • Building Committee
  • Collaborative Governance Council
  • Community Justice Coordinating Committee
  • County Fair Planning Committee
  • Courthouse Department Head Meeting (COW)
  • Department of Natural Resources Land Asset Pilot Project
  • Flood Plain Map Advisory Committee (COW)
  • Greater Minnesota Advisory Panel
  • Highway Department (COW)
  • Insurance Committee
  • Land Asset Pilot Committee (COW)
  • Land Use Committee (COW)
  • Law Library Board of Trustees MS 134A.10 Sub 4
  • Legislative Committee (COW)
  • Local Government Innovation Council (COW)
  • Minnesota Association of Professional County Economic Developers
  • Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board
  • Northwest Minnesota Regional Radio Board
  • Northwest Minnesota Household Hazardous Waste
  • Northwest Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority
  • Public Health Committee
  • Roseau County Affordable Housing Fund Advisory Board
  • Roseau County Extension Committee MS 38.36
  • Roseau County Operations Committee (COW)
  • Roseau River Watershed District
  • Safety Committee
  • Sheriff's Department Committee (COW)
  • Social Services Board (COW)
  • Solid Waste Planning Committee
  • Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Advisory Committee
  • Tax Forfeited Land Sale Committee (COW)
  • TV Translator Committee
  • Wellness Committee
COMMITTEE ALTERNATES
  • Statewide Radio Board