Katrina Swett

Katrina Swett, J.D., Ph.D. (born October 8, 1955) is the wife of Ambassador and former Congressman Richard Swett and daughter of the late Congressman Tom Lantos, and vice president of Swett Associates, Inc., a consulting firm. [ [http://www.swettassociates.com/aboutus.htm Swett Associates offcial web site] ]

Personal and family background

Katrina Swett is a first-generation American. Her parents, Congressman Tom Lantos and Annette Lantos came to America from Hungary after the Holocaust. Katrina has a sister, Annette.

Swett was amongst the first women undergraduates to attend Yale University. At Yale, Katrina met Richard Swett. They married in 1980. Together, they have seven children. Katrina Swett lives with her family in New Hampshire. [ [http://www.swettforsenate.com Swett for Senate - 2008. Katrina Swett, NH United States Senate Campaign ] ] Swett is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [ [http://www.nhpr.org/node/3965 N.H. NPR interview synposis] ]

Educational background

Dr. Swett attended Yale University, graduating with a degree in Political Science. She received her Juris Doctor in 1976 after attending the University of California, Hastings College of Law. In 2006 Katrina earned her Ph.D. in History with a Focus on Human Rights and United States Foreign Policy from the University of Southern Denmark. [ [http://www.swettforsenate.com Swett for Senate - 2008. Katrina Swett, NH United States Senate Campaign ] ]

Political background

Swett ran two of her father's campaigns for Congress [ [http://www.swettassociates.com/aboutus.htm from Swett Associates web site] ] She was a Congressional staffer, first as a legislative assistant and then as Deputy Counsel to the Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee. [Id., [http://www.swettassociates.com/aboutus.htm] .] She co-hosted a political talk show, "Beyond Politics" on WMUR TV Channel 9 with former Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Tamposi. [ [http://www.swettassociates.com/aboutus.htm Swett Associates, Inc. About Us ] ] She ran in 2002 for congress against Republican incumbent Charles Bass. [ [http://lcweb4.loc.gov/elect2002/catalog/1610.html Election 2002 Web Archive Record - Katrina Swett, Democratic Party candidate for House, New Hampshire, 2nd District, 2002 ] ] [ [http://www.nhpr.org/node/3497 N.H. NPR story on the 2002 campaign] ] [ [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/nh102002/nh1002main.html post by Eric M. Appleman on November 4, 2002 on GWU web site] ]

Swett was national co-chair of Joe Lieberman's race in 2004 for President of the United States. [ [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/13/142330/498 Essay-Blog by Kos dated June 13, 2007] , citing Eric Moskowitz, "Joe's N.H. supporters still loyal, Lieberman allies distraught at loss," Concord Monitor (August 13, 2006), online at [http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060813/REPOSITORY/608130328] (both retrieved on June 20, 2007).] She was also a supporter of Lieberman in his successful 2006 re-election campaign as an Independent against Democrat Ned Lamont [Id.] and Republican nominee Alan Schlesinger. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/connecticut-united-states-senate-election-2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2006: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ]

Election 2008

On January 18, 2007 Katrina Swett announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in the 2008 elections in New Hampshire, in hopes of being the Democratic nominee to unseat incumbent Republican John E. Sununu. She began raising funds for her current (2008) campaign for the Senate. [ [http://www.bluehampshire.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=944 Blue Hampshire web site and blog] and also [http://www.bluehampshire.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=867 from the same site, a blog here about her FEC report] .] However, when former Governor and 2002 nominee Jeanne Shaheen announced her candidacy, Swett withdrew and endorsed Shaheen. [ [http://www.wcsh6.com/news/regional/article.aspx?storyid=70957 Swett Drops Out Of NH Senate Race] WCSH 6 September 21, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.swettforsenate.com/ Official U.S. Senate Campaign Website]
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Katrina_Swett SourceWatch Congresspedia - Katrina Swett] profile