Jon Kyl’s staffer Jim Swift is a leader of men — and kids
Monday, October 15th, 2007 by Paul Giblin
The Politico
Jim Swift, a 24-year-old staffer in Sen. Jon Kyl’s office in Washington, got plenty of love last week in an article that appeared in The Politico, a Washington-based newspaper.
The Oct. 11 story by reporter Richard T. Cullen discusses how construction of a new Capitol Visitor Center threatens to halt tours led by staffers assigned to various senators and representatives. To help illustrate the story, Cullen trailed Swift on Oct. 2 as he led a Tucson family on tour of the Capitol that started at Kyl’s office.
According to Cullen’s account, Swift, a 2006 marketing graduate from St. Louis University, makes a terrific tour guide. Cullen writes, “Personable, energetic – and even good with kids – he infuses his tours with a distinctly Arizonan flavor. He’s also mastered the backward walk so necessary in conducting successful tours — a skill that keeps him in constant and amiable conversation with home-state constituents.”
Cullen notes that under current proposed rules, Swift and other staffers like him will be banned from giving personal tours after the new visitor center opens in November 2008. Instead, professional tour guides will give group tours without state-specific embellishments.
The issue has risen to top levels within the Senate and House. Certain members want to preserve staff-led tours, which seems like an excellent idea, as long as people like Swift lead them. The full Politico article can be accessed here: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1007/6289.html.
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