Eric Swalwell served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 until April 14, 2026, representing California’s East Bay. During his House tenure he represented the 15th District and, after redistricting, the 14th District.

Swalwell resigned from Congress on April 14, 2026, after sexual assault and misconduct allegations prompted bipartisan calls for him to step down and possible expulsion proceedings. In his resignation letter, Swalwell said he would fight what he called serious false allegations, but said it was wrong for his constituents to have him distracted from his duties.

Growing up in what became California’s Fifteenth Congressional District taught Eric Swalwell a lot about hard work, strong principles, and planning for a brighter future.

The oldest of four boys and son to Eric Sr., a retired police officer, and Vicky, who works as an administrative assistant, Swalwell was raised and attended public schools in the East Bay. A Division I soccer scholarship was his ticket to becoming the first person in his family to go to college. During college, he worked as an unpaid intern in the office of his representative, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, and so was on Capitol Hill on September 11, 2001. This inspired his first legislative achievement: using his Student Government Association position to create a public-private college scholarship program for students who lost parents in the attacks.

After earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Maryland, he returned to the East Bay to serve as a prosecutor in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for seven years. He also served as chairman of the Dublin Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission, on the Dublin Planning Commission, and was elected to the Dublin City Council.

Eric Swalwell in 2012 was elected to represent California’s Fifteenth Congressional District, which includes a large part of the East Bay. In Congress, he worked on policies related to equality, opportunity, and security.

Swalwell served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he focused on oversight of the intelligence community, security clearance reform, information technology modernization, and related issues.

He also served on the House Judiciary Committee, where his experience as a prosecutor and as a son and brother of law enforcement officers informed his perspective on criminal justice reform while he addressed issues including voting rights, LGBT equality, comprehensive immigration reform, and protecting a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions.

He also served on the House Homeland Security Committee and its Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, working on violent extremism and domestic terrorism.

A leader in the House, he is co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which makes committee assignments and sets the caucus’ policy agenda. He also founded and is chairman emeritus of Future Forum, a group of almost 50 young Democratic Members of Congress focused on issues and opportunities for millennial Americans including student loan debt and home ownership.

But in keeping with his promise to work across the aisle, in his first term, Swalwell co-founded the bipartisan United Solutions Caucus to bring new Members together; the group met regularly to advance common-sense solutions and overcome the partisan divide. And in his second term, Swalwell cofounded the bipartisan Sharing Economy Caucus to explore how this burgeoning new economic sector can benefit more Americans.

Swalwell’s first-term legislative accomplishments included two of his bills signed into law - tied for the most bills signed by any freshman Member of his class - including one that incentivized charitable giving after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines. And, while serving on the Homeland Security Committee in his first term, he led a successful effort opposing a TSA proposal to allow certain knives aboard airplanes and advocated for enhancing airport perimeter security with innovative technological solutions.

Even while addressing national and international issues, Swalwell remained rooted in the region he represented. He was an early leader in adopting social media and video-conferencing technology to stay in contact with constituents.