Swearingen Appointed to Bipartisan Ohio House 2020 Economic Recovery Task Force

Today, Speaker Householder appointed state Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) to the Ohio House 2020 Economic Recovery Task Force, a bipartisan panel tasked with studying how to help Ohio’s economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Swearingen indicated his interest at getting to work on the panel in an effort to find solutions for his district.

“I would like to thank Speaker Householder for appointing me to this task force.  I will work hard for the citizens of the 89th District in this capacity going forward,” said Swearingen. “Many people are suffering economically and are rightfully concerned about the uncertainty that this virus has brought to Ohio. With that in mind, I look forward to finding ways to alleviate the economic burden on workers, business owners, and their families and remove the barriers to their success so that we can come back stronger than before."

Altogether, Householder named 24 legislators to represent this body, with the bipartisan group being geographically diverse, representing urban, suburban and rural communities from across Ohio.

The panel will begin meeting remotely today. There will be guests at each meeting from the business, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, services and recreational sectors to discuss their experience and brainstorm ways to rebound Ohio’s job market once COVID-19 has ran its course. The panel will meet via teleconferencing and videoconferencing during this time of social distancing.