Joe Szwaja
| Joe Szwaja | |
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| Madison, WI City Council | |
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In office 1986–1993 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 10, 1956 Oberlin, Ohio, United States |
| Political party |
Green Wisconsin Labor Farm |
| Spouse(s) | Debra Morrison |
| Children | Engel (son), Sam, Leaf, Reed (stepsons) |
| Residence | Seattle, WA (since 1993) |
| Occupation | Public high school teacher and political activist |
| Website | https://joeszwaja.wordpress.com/ |
Joseph Brian "Joe" Szwaja (born October 10, 1956) is a Seattle public school teacher and political activist. Szwaja currently works at Ballard High School and is an active member of the community. As a dedicate public citizen, Szwaja founded and serves on the board of the non-profit New Dawn Guatemala in 2013, is the president of Rank Choice Voting Washington, and actively volunteers for political campaigns and various social causes.
Prior to living in Seattle, Szwaja served four consecutive terms on the Madison, Wisconsin city council. In 2000 he ran for a seat in the United States Congress in his current home of Washington's 7th congressional district as a Green Party candidate then, in 2007, ran for a seat on the Seattle City Council against incumbent Jean Godden.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1978 Szwaja graduated from Kenyon College, earning bachelor of arts degrees in both History and Spanish Literature. Afterwards, he attended the Universidad de los Andes, undertaking research projects involving the World Bank, before moving to Mexico to work as an English language teacher. In 1984 Szwaja earned a master's degree in Latin American History from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and, in 1992, he obtained a teaching certificate from the same institution. Szwaja is fluent in the Spanish language and has been an educator at both Madison Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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