Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sexual misconduct allegations

Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sexual misconduct allegations


Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)

Yuri Gripas | Reuters

Rep. Eric Swalwell on Sunday evening said he was suspending his campaign for California governor on the heels of sexual misconduct allegations against the Democratic lawmaker.

“To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said in a post on X announcing his campaign’s suspension.

“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” he added.

Swalwell’s announcement came after growing calls that he drop out of the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fellow Democrat, and a day after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it was investigating a claim that Swalwell sexually assaulted one of his accusers in New York City in April 2024.

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