37th House of Delegates District

Counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, 

and Rockbridge (not including Walkers Creek and South River Districts)

Cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington

Revive the roots of liberty

Early voting - May 2nd through June 14th.  Traditional primary voting date - June 17th.

About Austen Schwend

Austen Schwend is a fresh conservative who wants to revive the spirit of the founding fathers. 
 
He is a husband, father, engineer, business owner, and farmer.  He and his wife Hana have 3 young children under the age of 7.
 
Austen owns and runs an engineering/manufacturing business doing contract engineering, waterjet cutting, welding and fabrication.  In his lifetime, he has also worked as a mechanic, waiter, cook, Blacksburg Transit bus driver, electrician, ditch digger, R&D engineer, quality engineer, and project manager.
 
Additionally, Austen is building and operating a small farm which at one point consisted of 40 pigs, 7 goats, 7 ducks, 30 chickens, and a small sustainable garden.
 
Austen was born in Houston TX and moved to Bath County when he was 10 years old.  After college, Austen moved into rural Botetourt County where he has lived with his family for 11 years.

Core Political Values of Austen Schwend

As a student of history, Austen Schwend knows how delicate our experiment in liberty is.  In the last 110+ years, government has grown exponentially.  With everything our ancestors have fought for hanging in the balance, it's critical that we only elect people who will actively fight for liberty so that our future generations may know greater freedom than we ever knew.