Update April 13, 2026 - Rep. Swalwell has suspended his gubernatorial campaign. He denies the allegations, but admits to errors in judgement that he says should be between him and his wife.
Photo: U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks to a crowd during a town hall he hosted at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center in downtown Fresno on Dec. 15, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
April 10, 2026 (Fresno) - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, one of the leading candidates for California governor, came under increasing pressure Friday to drop out of the race following a report by the San Francisco Chronicle that he sexually assaulted a former female staffer. Swalwell denied the allegations.
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Article and photos by Angela de Joseph
June 5, 2019 (San Francisco) – Fourteen of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates brought their “A” games and Olympic stamina to a three-day mini-marathon at the California Democratic Party (CDP) “Organizing” Convention, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco May 31-June 2.
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Update April 13, 2026 - Rep. Swalwell has suspended his gubernatorial campaign. He denies the allegations, but admits to errors in judgement that he says should be between him and his wife.
Read highlights of all 14 presidential hopefuls seeking California’s 416 delegates—the nation’s biggest electoral prize in the 2020 election
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