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Al Swift
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<p>Allan Byron Swift (September 12, 1935 – April 20, 2018) was an American <a href="/facts/Emmy/M6GvMDJc">Emmy</a> award–winning broadcaster and politician who served as a member of the <a href="/facts/United_States_House_of_Representatives/cdBPb9pY">United States House of Representatives</a> for eight terms from 1979 to 1995. He represented the <a href="/facts/Washington%27s_2nd_congressional_district/fmPn71QQ">Second Congressional District</a> of <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a> as a <a href="/facts/United_States_Democratic_Party/MNe3nDrL">Democrat</a>. </p>