Early Life
Part of an Irish-Italian family in North Adams, Massachusetts, Swift learned politics from her father who was active in the Berkshire County Republican Party. In 1987, she graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, with a degree in American studies. During her college years, Swift was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity for women.
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