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Ross Ketschke, Capitol Hill Reporter
Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

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Tags: Eric Swalwell, Democrats, California

California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA answers a question from University of California, Davis, student, Patrick Mason, during a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (Copyright 2026. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that there was an investigation of U.S Rep. Eric Swalwell.

The investigation, according to a statement by the committee, centered on “allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, including towards an employee working under his supervision.”

On Sunday, Swalwell, 45, the House manager in President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, announced he was suspending his run to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote.

On Friday, Swalwell shared a video.

“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” Swalwell wrote on X.

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Ross Ketschke

Ross Ketschke

Ross Ketschke is Local 10's Emmy-nominated Capitol Hill reporter, covering South Florida's delegation in Washington, D.C.

Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.