“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor. U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks during the Jewish California Governor 2026 candidate forum in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2026. U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Los Angeles Democrat who chaired Swalwell’s campaign, resigned from the role Friday and called on Swalwell to drop out. He called the allegations “the ugliest and most serious accusations imaginable.”“My involvement in any campaign begins and ends with trust,” he said in a statement. Another heavyweight union that endorsed him, Service Employees International Union California, suspended at least one ad buy in support of Swalwell following the accusations.

Source: CNN April 11, 2026 16:40 UTC