Thomas Allen Swayze Jr. (December 8, 1930 – October 16, 2005) was an American politician in the state of Washington.

[2][3][4] He attended local public school before receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound and his bachelors of law degree from the University of Washington in 1954.

[2] He was a member of the Young Republicans and he was the chair of the Pierce County GOP Central Committee between 1964 and 1965.

He was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in 1965 to take over his mother's seat for the 26th district.

In 1975, he was appointed to the Pierce County Trial Court of General Jurisdiction, where he served until 1996.