{"id":47686,"date":"2026-04-13T11:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=47686"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:57:30","slug":"eric-swalwell-suspends-campaign-for-california-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/eric-swalwell-suspends-campaign-for-california-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Updated 18 hours ago\u00a0&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\">Politics &amp; Policy<\/a> (Axios.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com%2FiIKH-H-mdPaBwwfwRy3agsLpAvw%3D%2F52x0%2Fsmart%2F2024%2F07%2F02%2F1719887987721.jpg&amp;w=128&amp;q=75\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/authors\/asolender\">Andrew Solender<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/JVt9gCsWVpQl9w-nhdZSctX2NJ0=\/0x55:5098x2922\/1920x1080\/2026\/04\/13\/1776041322206.jpeg?w=3840\" alt=\"A man in a navy suit and white shirt sits on a stage, speaking into a microphone and gesturing. Purple and blue stage lights with hexagonal panels behind him; a water bottle sits to the right.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks during a 2026 California gubernatorial election candidate forum in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 26. Photo: Ronaldo Bola\u00f1os \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/12\/swalwell-gonzales-cherfilus-mccormick-mills-expel\">Eric Swalwell<\/a>&nbsp;(D-Calif.) announced Sunday he is suspending his campaign for governor amid allegations of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct, which he denies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it matters:&nbsp;<\/strong>Swalwell was one of the Democratic frontrunners in the race. His exit is a colossal shakeup of what has already been one of the most volatile gubernatorial races in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;I am suspending my campaign for Governor,&#8221; Swalwell wrote in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericswalwell\/status\/2043488502327972096?s=46&amp;t=yxYBta0zhKqvzUP8zCYxjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I&#8217;ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made \u2014 but that&#8217;s my fight, not a campaign&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Between the lines:&nbsp;<\/strong>Swalwell offered no indication he plans to give up his House seat, amid calls from colleagues in both parties for him to resign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Good first step. Now resign from Congress or face expulsion,&#8221; Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2043490694958858459?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;in response to Swalwell&#8217;s post.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has said she plans to force a vote to expel Swalwell when the House returns to session this week, though that would require a two-thirds majority to pass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom in:<\/strong>&nbsp;Swalwell lost nearly all of his endorsements in the 24 hours after four women accused him of sexual misconduct on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>All&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/11\/eric-swalwell-endorsements-sexual-misconduct\">21 of the House and Senate Democrats<\/a>&nbsp;who had been supporting his campaign rescinded their support, with several Democratic Party leaders calling on him to exit the race.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powerful unions and state lawmakers who had been supporting him similarly distanced themselves shortly after the allegations surfaced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom out:&nbsp;<\/strong>Swalwell leaves behind a crowded field of contenders for the California governorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Among the other leading Democratic candidates in the June 2 free-for-all primary are billionaire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/11\/19\/tom-steyer-2026-race-california-governor\">Tom Steyer<\/a>&nbsp;and former Rep. Katie Porter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, former state Controller Betty Yee and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are also running as Democrats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Republican political commentator Steve Hilton \u2014 President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\">Trump&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;pick for the role \u2014 and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco are running as Republicans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 18 hours ago\u00a0&#8211;Politics &amp; Policy (Axios.com) Rep.&nbsp;Eric Swalwell&nbsp;(D-Calif.) announced Sunday he is suspending his campaign for governor amid allegations of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct, which he denies. Why it matters:&nbsp;Swalwell was one of the Democratic frontrunners in the race. His exit is a colossal shakeup of what&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/eric-swalwell-suspends-campaign-for-california-governor\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47687,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47686\/revisions\/47687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}