Eric Swalwell has officially withdrawn himself from the race for Governor of California.
The 45-year-old state representative was recently accused by a former female staffer of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions.
After speaking out in a video in regards to the allegations, where he called them “absolutely false,” Eric has now dropped out of the Governor’s race, in which he was running to take over after Gavin Newsom‘s term has come to an end.
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“I am suspending my campaign for Governor,” Eric shared on Twitter/X. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.”
“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” he added.
Eric‘s withdrawal from the campaign comes after many politicians called for him to drop out amid the allegations.
“A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations and I thought it was important that you see and hear from me directly. These allegations of sexual assault are flat out false,” he said in his video posted on Saturday (April 11). “They are absolutely false. They did not happen. They have never happened. And I will fight them with everything that I have.”
I am suspending my campaign for Governor.
To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.
I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 13, 2026
If you didn’t know, Eric, a Democratic politician, has served as a US representative for the 15th district in California from 2013 to 2023, before serving the 14th district since 2023.