Hunt Co., TX - Bill Swindell Candidate for Hunt Co. Judge
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Bill Swindell is Candidate for Hunt County Judge
    Bill Swindell, former State Representative from Hunt County, announced
this week that he would be a candidate for the County Judge of Hunt County.
Swindell, who has been active in Democratic Party circles, had been requested
by a large number of Hunt County voters to seek the Democratic nomination to
this high county office.
    Mr. Swindell lives in Commerce, Texas, and is a motel owner and operator
with farming interests.  He was born in Greenville, the grandson of Dr. J. W.
Swindell and Judge T. Wade Thompson.  He served Hunt County as State
Representative in the 51st Legislature, 52nd Legislature, and the 51st Special
Session of the Legislature.
    He then became state campaign manager for John C. White for Commissioner
of Agriculture.  Bill attended East Texas State at Commerce and Texas
University at Austin having his degree in Business Administration.  Following
this degree, he attended University of Texas School of Law.  Being a veteran
of WWII, he is a member of the American Legion and the AEF.
    Bill is married and has two sons.
    While in the Texas Legislature, Mr. Swindell sponsored legislation aimed
at improving child care institutions and homes for the aged, tighter liquor
laws, and supported public school and teacher legislation, including the
Gilmer-Aiken School Laws under which we now operate our public schools.
    Mr. Swindell was one of the co-sponsors who introduced and had passed the
Sabine River Authority, which divorced the Sabine River from the Neches River
Authority, without which it would have been very nearly impossible to now be
building the Iron Bridge Reservoir.  Mr. Swindell is a strong believer of all
county business, whether in the County Court or in County Commissioner
meetings, being open to the press and the public at all times.
    He plans to make a strenuous campaign in which he will make every attempt
to see and talk to every voter possible in Hunt County.  He will make his
formal announcement at a later date although he has already officially filed
for the judge's post.  (January 24, 1958, The Celeste Courier, Celeste Texas)