He was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Fraternity and was president of student government at Augustana.
Schwiebert first ran for political office when he entered the February Municipal Primary for Rock Island City Council.
He then went on to win the April general election by the largest victory ever achieved by a first term mayor in Rock Island.
In March, 2006, when U.S. Representative Lane Evans announced his retirement after the primary election had been held, Mayor Schwiebert was the second candidate to declare his candidacy to succeed the Congressman.
Schwiebert said that due to his close work with the Congressman and his determination to fight to keep the Rock Island Arsenal open he was the best choice to succeed Evans.
However, he failed to gain the support needed of the Democratic precinct committeemen making the selection of Evan's replacement and ended third place in their voting.
He is a member of the American, Illinois, Iowa, and Rock Island County Bar Associations and serves on the Board of the Figge Art Museum, Augustana College, and Unity Point Health/Trinity (chairman).