4 women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her | 10 April 2026 | A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. “I was pushing him off of me, saying no,” the woman told CNN of the incident, which she said happened in 2024 after she had stopped working in Swalwell’s office. “He didn’t stop.” She said it was the second time Swalwell had nonconsensual sexual contact with her while she was drunk…