Eric Swalwell Ends Bid for California Governor Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

‘I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made—but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,’ Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif) wrote in a post on X.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) suspended his bid for California governor on April 12 after reports emerged accusing the Democrat of sexual assault.

“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made—but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” Swalwell wrote in a post on X on the evening of April 12.