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Eric Swalwell ends California governor campaign amid sexual misconduct allegations
Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell has put a halt to his campaign for the governorship of California following allegations of sexual misconduct. Concurrently, the Department of Homeland Security is scrutinizing accusations that Swalwell employed a Brazilian nanny without proper work authorization and used approximately $89,700 from campaign resources over the span of 2021 to 2025. Criminal defense lawyer Donna Rotunno has discussed the possible breaches of criminal and immigration laws involved.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team is delving into allegations of sexual assault against the beleaguered Rep. Eric Swalwell. The California Democrat had suspended his bid to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom after these accusations surfaced last week.
Moreover, the House Ethics Committee declared on Monday that it has initiated its own investigation regarding the sexual misconduct claims.
A former aide has accused Swalwell of sexually assaulting her on two occasions when she was incapacitated from alcohol, one instance allegedly occurring in New York City in 2024, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday.
Rep. Eric Swalwell was photographed speaking at a press event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The unnamed woman told the paper that she was hired at 21 to work in Swalwell’s district office in 2019 and claimed her married boss began pursuing her weeks later. She reportedly claimed he sent her naked pictures over Snapchat and asked for oral sex in a parking lot during a ride home from an event. On another occasion, she claimed to have awoken naked in Swalwell’s bed after blacking out drinking.
The New York investigation stems from separate allegations in the article, when she was no longer an employee of Swalwell’s office. They allegedly met up for drinks after a gala in Manhattan at around 11:30 p.m. on April 25, 2024.
Rep. Eric Swalwell waves before speaking at the California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
According to the report, she claimed to remember only “snippets of the night,” including telling Swalwell “no.” Three days later, she reportedly told a friend she believed she was sexually assaulted.
“I have no skin in the game of who becomes governor of California, but I feel people have a right to know whether the person who leads a state that is a safe haven for so many women actually treats women with dignity and will protect their rights,” the Chronicle quoted her as saying. “No one protected me from him, and so I have to protect the other young women like me who aspire to work in this field and he could prey upon.”
Eric Swalwell delivers a speech at the SEIU-United Service Workers West gubernatorial candidate forum in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 2026. (Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images)
She claimed she kept quiet for years, however, out of fear of retaliation.
“We urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373,” a spokesperson for the DA’s office told Fox News over the weekend. “Our specially trained prosecutors, investigators and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.”
Swalwell has denied the allegations and apologized to his wife in a video posted online. He said he planned to fight the accusations but stepped out of the California governor’s race anyway.
“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made,” he wrote on X Sunday. “But that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.”
Since the initial report, several other women have come forward with other misconduct allegations.
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