{"id":171769,"date":"2026-02-10T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/171769\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:27:09","slug":"sen-adam-schiff-endorses-rep-eric-swalwell-for-california-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/171769\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Adam Schiff endorses Rep. Eric Swalwell for California governor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Democratic Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/adam-schiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Adam Schiff<\/a> of California has endorsed Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell in the race to become the Golden State\u2019s next governor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;I&#8217;m endorsing my friend Eric Swalwell to be the next governor of the great state of California,&#8221; Schiff said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchiff\/status\/2020991573857632306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know the Golden State will be in good hands with Eric Swalwell,&#8221; Schiff declared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/swalwell-promises-elected-governor-former-ice-agents-would-un-hirable-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SWALWELL PROMISES, IF ELECTED GOVERNOR, FORMER ICE AGENTS WOULD BE \u2018UNHIRABLE\u2019 IN CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/adam-schiff-eric-swalwell-split.jpg\" alt=\"Left: Sen. Adam Schiff; Right: Rep. Eric Swalwell\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Left: Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., appears on &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; in Washington D.C., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025; Right: Eric Swalwell attends CORE Livestream Benefit Concert Celebrating 15 years of Global Impact at Ross House on Dec. 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Left: Shannon Finney\/NBC via Getty Images; Right: Gonzalo Marroquin\/Getty Images for CORE)<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell said he was &#8220;honored&#8221; to receive Schiff&#8217;s backing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honored to have the support of Senator @AdamSchiff as we work together to tackle our state\u2019s biggest challenges \u2014 from lowering costs for families to protecting our democracy from Donald Trump,&#8221; Swalwell wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericswalwell\/status\/2020994598613467549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/adam-schiff-confronted-polling-showing-overwhelming-support-requiring-photo-id-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ADAM SCHIFF CONFRONTED ON POLLING SHOWING OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR REQUIRING PHOTO ID TO VOTE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schiff previously served in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">House of Representatives<\/a> from early 2001 through late 2024, when he joined the Senate in December after securing election in November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/eric-swalwell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Swalwell<\/a>, who has served in the House since early 2013, is one of several candidates vying to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/swalwell-hot-seat-spending-200k-campaign-cash-childcare-slippery-slope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SWALWELL IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER SPENDING OVER $200K IN CAMPAIGN CASH ON PERSONAL CHILDCARE: \u2018SLIPPERY SLOPE\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The field includes a mix of current and former elected officials and political figures, including former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Beccerra, former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Tom Steyer, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News Channel host Steve Hilton.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Sen. 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