{"id":6039,"date":"2026-04-13T07:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/eric-swalwell-exits-california-governor-race-after-sex-assault-allegations\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:36:45","slug":"eric-swalwell-exits-california-governor-race-after-sex-assault-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/eric-swalwell-exits-california-governor-race-after-sex-assault-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell exits California governor race after sex assault allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell suspends campaign to succeed Gavin Newsom after media reports detailed alleged accounts of sexual assault.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>US Congressman Eric Swalwell has dropped out of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/2\/18\/california-mulls-a-billionaire-tax-revealing-a-deeply-divided-state\">California state gubernatorial race<\/a> following sexual assault allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am suspending my campaign for Governor,\u201d he said in a social media statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/9\/democrats-in-us-slam-pam-bondi-for-refusing-to-appear-for-epstein-hearing\">Democrats in US slam Pam Bondi for refusing to appear for Epstein hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/18\/dolores-huerta-sexual-violence-survivors-speak-out-against-cesar-chavez\">Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavez<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/24\/bill-cosby-found-guilty-of-1972-sexual-assault-victim-awarded-nearly-60m\">Bill Cosby found guilty of 1972 sexual assault, victim awarded nearly $60m<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cTo my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I\u2019ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made \u2013 but that\u2019s my fight, not a campaign\u2019s,\u201d the Democrat added.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell\u2019s statement came after several influential Democratic Party lawmakers called on him to exit the race and resign from the United States Congress following reports from CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle that detailed alleged accounts of sexual assault from a former staffer and misconduct allegations from several other women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he did is sick and disgusting,\u201d Congressman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/9\/democrats-in-us-slam-pam-bondi-for-refusing-to-appear-for-epstein-hearing\">Ro Khanna<\/a> told the news programme Fox News Sunday, calling for investigations into the allegations by law enforcement and the US House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>A March poll from Emerson College suggested that Swalwell was ahead of Democratic and Republican challengers by several points in the race to replace Governor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/11\/12\/california-governor-gavin-newsom-slams-trump-absence-at-climate-conference\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the reports shook his campaign, with powerful figures and organisations revoking their endorsements and calling for him to drop out over the weekend. The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office confirmed on Saturday that it was investigating the allegations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4487022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4487022\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ap_69dbfe28572aa-1776025128.jpg?resize=770%2C508&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4487022\">Eric Swalwell appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 [Rich Pedroncelli\/AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republican US Representative Anna Paulina Luna said she would submit a motion to begin the process of expelling Swalwell, a move some Democrats in Congress said they could support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a partisan issue,\u201d Representative Pramila Jayapal said on Sunday. \u201cThis cuts across party lines. And it is the depravity of the way that women have been treated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have also called for the expulsion of Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas, who is also facing sexual misconduct allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna and Republican Representative Byron Donalds have said they could support a bid to eject both Gonzales and Swalwell from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, both gentlemen need to go home,\u201d Donalds said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell suspends campaign to succeed Gavin Newsom after media reports detailed alleged accounts of sexual assault. US Congressman Eric Swalwell has dropped out of the California state gubernatorial race following sexual assault allegations. \u201cI am suspending my campaign for Governor,\u201d he said in a social media statement on Sunday. 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