David W. Sweet

David W. Sweet (born October 8, 1948) is a retired attorney and former commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Washington, PA.

He earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970, a M.A. from University of Chicago in 1971, and a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1981. He declined an offer to become Rendell's chief of staff and returned to legal practice at Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney. In 2009, the Pennsylvania Report named him to "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, noting that he "continues to be a key insider among Democratic power circles" and that he remains "an informal advisor to Governor Rendell." In 2003, he was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list of politically influential individuals in Pennsylvania.