John Matthew Zwach Sr. (February 8, 1907 – November 11, 1990) is an American farmer, rural school teacher, and politician. Zwach was most notably a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He also served for several terms in the Minnesota legislature. Biography Zwach was born in Gales Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, the son of Austrian immigrants. He attended the public schools and graduated from Milroy High School in 1926. He then received a teaching certificate from Mankato State College (now Minnesota State University, Mankato) in 1927 and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1933. He worked as a school teacher and superintendent for fourteen years and was also an active farmer. Zwach served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1934 to 1946. He was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1946 to 1966 and was the majority leader from 1959 to 1966, leading the Conservative Caucus in the nonpartisan body. He was also a member of the Interim Agriculture Commission, 1955–1957. He was elected as a Republican to the 90th, 91st, 92nd and 93rd congresses, (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1974. He was a resident of Lucan, Minnesota until his death on November 11, 1990. He was buried at St. Michael's Cemetery. His daughter, Barb Sykora, served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007. References Minnesota Legislators Past and Present 1907 births 1990 deaths 20th-century American politicians American people of Austrian descent American people of Czechoslovak descent School superintendents in Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party Minnesota state senators People from Redwood County, Minnesota Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni University of Minnesota alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota 20th-century American educators Schoolteachers from Minnesota