AND RIGHT NOW, THREE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR ARE IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. SO TONIGHT, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, I SHOULD SAY, ERIC SWALWELL WAS IN SACRAMENTO DENYING ONLINE CLAIMS THAT HE BEHAVED INAPPROPRIATELY WITH FEMALE STAFFERS, POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE NOT OFFERED DETAILS OR EVIDENCE, BUT CLAIMED THE WOMEN ARE HESITANT TO COME FORWARD BECAUSE THEY SIGNED NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS. SO TONIGHT I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS. DID YOU EVER BEHAVE INAPPROPRIATELY WITH FEMALE STAFFERS? NO, NO. IT’S FALSE. AND ALSO SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS I’VE SEEN, WHICH IS THAT WE’VE HAD NDAS IN THE OFFICE. NEVER THERE’S NEVER BEEN AN ALLEGATION AND THERE’S NEVER BEEN A SETTLEMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, I WILL ALSO JUST TAKE STOCK THAT WE’RE WE’RE 27 DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION STARTS. WHY ADDRESS IT IF THERE ARE INTERNET RUMORS, WHY EVEN COME OUT AND ADDRESS THIS? YEAH. I DON’T WANT THERE TO BE ANY QUESTION. THE BOTTOM FELL OUT. THE EAST BAY CONGRESSMAN, WHO IS MARRIED WITH THREE KIDS, DID NOT ADDRESS THE RUMORS DURING THE TOWN HALL AT THE SCOTTISH RITE MASONIC CENTER. HE DID TAK
California governor candidate Eric Swalwell denies claims of inappropriate behavior with staffers
Addressing why he would choose to respond to internet rumors, Swalwell said, “Yeah. I don’t want there to be any question.”
Updated: 10:21 PM PDT Apr 7, 2026
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic candidate for California governor, is denying online allegations of inappropriate behavior with female staffers.Swalwell spoke to KCRA 3 while in Sacramento for a town hall event. Posts on social media have not provided specific details or evidence about alleged misconduct, claiming the women involved are hesitant to come forward due to non-disclosure agreements. When asked directly about the allegations, Swalwell said, “No. No. It’s false. And also, you know, some of the allegations I’ve seen, which is that we’ve had NDAs in the office, have never. There’s never been an allegation, and there’s never been a settlement. And, you know, I will also just take stock that occurred for 27 days before an election starts.” Addressing why he would choose to respond to internet rumors, Swalwell said, “Yeah. I don’t want there to be any question.” Swalwell’s campaign stated that opponents are targeting him because he is a frontrunner in the race. Swalwell took questions for about an hour during the town hall at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, where he pledged to make California more affordable, abolish ICE, and expressed his commitment to remote work for state employees.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic candidate for California governor, is denying online allegations of inappropriate behavior with female staffers.
Swalwell spoke to KCRA 3 while in Sacramento for a town hall event. Posts on social media have not provided specific details or evidence about alleged misconduct, claiming the women involved are hesitant to come forward due to non-disclosure agreements.
When asked directly about the allegations, Swalwell said, “No. No. It’s false. And also, you know, some of the allegations I’ve seen, which is that we’ve had NDAs in the office, have never. There’s never been an allegation, and there’s never been a settlement. And, you know, I will also just take stock that occurred for 27 days before an election starts.”
Addressing why he would choose to respond to internet rumors, Swalwell said, “Yeah. I don’t want there to be any question.”
Swalwell’s campaign stated that opponents are targeting him because he is a frontrunner in the race.
Swalwell took questions for about an hour during the town hall at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, where he pledged to make California more affordable, abolish ICE, and expressed his commitment to remote work for state employees.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel