NEW YORK \u2014 Rep. Eric Swalwell on Sunday said he was suspending his campaign for governor of California, as he faces calls from fellow Democratic lawmakers and dozens of his former staffers to leave Congress \u200bfollowing accusations of sexual assault.<\/p>\n
“To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote in a post on X, without elaborating. “I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made \u2014 but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.”<\/p>\n
The post did not address the \u200ccalls for him to leave Congress. Swalwell’s congressional office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Swalwell, who had been a front-runner for the governorship of the U.S.’ most populous state, ended his campaign two days after the San Francisco \u2060Chronicle and CNN reported that a woman who previously worked in Swalwell’s district office accused \u200bhim of two nonconsensual sexual encounters.<\/p>\n
CNN also reported that three other women made sexual misconduct \u2060allegations against Swalwell, who represents a California district and has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013.<\/p>\n
Swalwell has denied the accusations as “absolutely false” and vowed to fight them.<\/p>\n
In \u200cseparate TV interviews on Sunday morning talk shows, \u200cDemocratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Eugene Vindman each said Swalwell should quit Congress. An open letter released later on Sunday and signed by \u2060more than 50 of Swalwell’s ex-staffers also called on him to resign from Congress and drop out of the California \u2060gubernatorial race, calling the allegations serious and credible.<\/p>\n
“Remaining in either role while these allegations hang unresolved is an insult to every person who has ever worked for him,” the former staffers wrote in the letter published by several U.S. media outlets.<\/p>\n
Under California law, the top two finishers in the June 2 open primary contest will advance to November’s election, regardless of their party affiliation. Other Democratic candidates include former Rep. Katie Porter, billionaire activist Tom Steyer and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.<\/p>\n
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