sentences:  Sweeney was elected as a Democrat in 1964 to an at-large seat to the United States House of Representatives.He served just one term, the Eighty-ninth Congress, January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967.After Ohio switched to electing members of Congress by districts beginning in 1966, Sweeney decided to forgo a re-election bid and sought the Attorney General's office an additional time.