Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for governor of California amid accusations of sexual assault | 12 April 2026 | Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for governor of California amid allegations of sexual assault. The Democratic congressman dropped out of the race after 50 former members of his staff joined a growing chorus of politicians calling for him to resign from his position and drop out of the governor’s race. “I am suspending my campaign for Governor,” Swalwell said in a statement on X. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.” He continued: “I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.” The congressman did not say whether he intends to keep his position on Capital Hill.