Republican Rep. Dan Swanson, a veteran, becomes the first Republican in a decade to chair an Illinois House committee.

Republican Rep. Dan Swanson, a retired Army lieutenant colonel with 27 years of service, has been appointed as the chairman of the Illinois House Veterans' Affairs Committee. This marks the first time in over a decade that a Republican has chaired a committee in the Illinois House, where Democrats have held the majority since the 1990s. Swanson, chosen by Democratic House Speaker Chris Welch, aims to serve Illinois veterans and advance legislation beneficial to them.

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