Eric Swalwell quits California governor race after sexual assault allegations

Democratic congressman, running to replace Gavin Newsom, has faced multiple accusations Representative Eric Swalwell, the Democratic frontrunner in the fiercely contested race to be governor of California, has suspended his campaign amid a series of sexual assault and misconduct allegations by a former staff member and at least three other women. The woman who worked for Swalwell said the California congressman had sexually assaulted her twice when she was too inebriated to consent, according to