Swalwell exit shakes up California race for governor
Rep. Eric Swalwell, who had been one of the top candidates running for California governor, suspended his campaign as he faces sexual misconduct allegations.
House Dems press for Swalwell resignation, threaten to vote for expulsion
Democratic lawmakers are calling for fellow House Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign, and some have gone as far as saying they would vote to expel Swalwell from Congress.
Swalwell, a California Democrat, has been accused of sexual misconduct.
Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Eugene Vindman of Virginia have said Swalwell should resign from office.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Jared Huffman of California, and Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico have indicated that Swalwell should resign, but if he does not, they would vote to boot him from Congress.
Swalwell drops gubernatorial bid as sexual misconduct allegations swirl
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced on Sunday night that he was suspending his Golden State gubernatorial bid.
The lawmaker's race for the governorship has recently been roiled by sexual misconduct allegations.
"I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past," Swalwell wrote in the Sunday night post on X.
"I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s," he added.
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