Congressman Eric Swalwell Resigns from House Seat

# Eric Swalwell Resigns from Congress Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress amid denied sexual misconduct allegations and scrutiny of past controversies. Four women accused Swalwell of sexual assault and misconduct last week.

A former staffer claimed Swalwell raped her in 2024 when she was drunk, leaving her bruised and bleeding, according to the former staffer. The former staffer also claimed she woke up naked next to Swalwell in a hotel room in 2019 after heavy drinking and felt physically like they had sex.

Another woman who met Swalwell online alleged she awoke next to him in a hotel after a drunken night out and that he kissed her and touched her leg without consent.

Social media influencer Ally Sammarco claimed Swalwell sent her nudes on Snapchat after they talked about politics on X, according to Sammarco. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office opened a sex assault probe into Swalwell after reports of the allegations emerged.

Swalwell announced his presidential bid on CBS Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2019.

Swalwell's 2019 presidential campaign registered less than 1% among likely voters, according to Politico. Swalwell dropped out of the 2019 presidential race in July 2019. In 2019, Swalwell appeared to fart during a live interview with Chris Matthews on MSNBC.

Swalwell denied farting in the 2019 MSNBC interview, stating to Buzzfeed News, "It was not me!!!!!"

A complaint filed Tuesday with the Department of Labor claimed Swalwell and his wife Brittany Swalwell lied to federal authorities in 2022 to keep nanny Amanda Barbosa working after her temporary work authorization was about to expire.

A complaint filed to the Department of Homeland Security in February accused Swalwell of paying nanny Amanda Barbosa under the table with campaign funds for two years when she did not hold valid work authorization. Swalwell missed 95 out of 342 House roll call votes in 2025, not including committee hearings.