Arthur "Art" Morton Swann (born October 17, 1952) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 2nd district since December 1, 2017.
[1][2] Swann was one of twenty-four members of the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus who signed a letter in support of President Donald Trump's effort to contest the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
This letter signed by Swann "cites "irregularities" in Michigan, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania" despite international observers from the Organization of American States stating that OAS observers witnessed no instances of fraud or voting irregularities in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
[3][4][5][6] Swann is a former director of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority and was formerly elected as a Blount County Commissioner from 1978 to 1982.
[8] Swann formerly worker as the president/owner of Cherokee Lumber Company and sold real estate as an Affiliate Broker (Tennessee License ID 297722).