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Eric Swalwell
2023 - Present
2027
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Eric Swalwell (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 14th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Swalwell (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 14th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Swalwell was born in Sac County, Iowa and raised in Dublin, California.[1][2] He earned his bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Maryland.[3] He worked as a prosecutor and deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California. Swalwell entered public office as a city councilmember in Dublin.[2]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
Swalwell was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
- Committee on Judiciary
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
2023-2024
Swalwell was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence
- Committee on Judiciary
- Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
- Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight, Ranking Member
2021-2022
Swalwell was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Intelligence and Counterterrorism
- Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)
- Intelligence Modernization and Readiness (INMAR) Subcommittee, Chair
- Committee on Judiciary
- Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
- Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Swalwell was assigned to the following committees:[4]
2015-2016
Swalwell served on the following committees:[5]
2013-2014
Swalwell served on the following committees:[6]
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Homeland Security Committee
- Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Elections
2026
See also: California's 14th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House California District 14
Incumbent Eric Swalwell and Abrar Qadir are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 14 on November 3, 2026.
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| Abrar Qadir (D) | ||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: California's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 14th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 14
Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Vin Kruttiventi in the general election for U.S. House California District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 67.8 | 187,263 |
 | Vin Kruttiventi (R) | 32.2 | 89,125 | |
| Total votes: 276,388 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 14
Incumbent Eric Swalwell and Vin Kruttiventi defeated Alison Hayden and Luis Reynoso in the primary for U.S. House California District 14 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 66.7 | 84,075 |
| ✔ | | Vin Kruttiventi (R) | 17.6 | 22,134 |
 | Alison Hayden (R) | 9.5 | 11,948 | |
 | Luis Reynoso (R) | 6.2 | 7,812 | |
| Total votes: 125,969 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Iyer (R)
- Joseph Grcar (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Swalwell in this election.
2022
See also: California's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 14
Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Alison Hayden in the general election for U.S. House California District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 69.3 | 137,612 |
| Alison Hayden (R) | 30.7 | 60,852 | |
| Total votes: 198,464 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 14
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 14 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 63.6 | 77,120 |
| ✔ | | Alison Hayden (R) | 10.3 | 12,503 |
 | Tom Wong (R) | 9.4 | 11,406 | |
 | Steve Iyer (R) | 8.9 | 10,829 | |
 | James Peters (D) | 5.1 | 6,216 | |
 | Major Singh (Independent) | 2.1 | 2,495 | |
| Liam Miguel Simard (Independent) | 0.5 | 657 | ||
| Total votes: 121,226 | |||
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2020
U.S. House election
See also: California's 15th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 15
Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Alison Hayden in the general election for U.S. House California District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 70.9 | 242,991 |
| Alison Hayden (R) | 29.1 | 99,710 | |
| Total votes: 342,701 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 15
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 15 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 59.0 | 103,826 |
| ✔ | | Alison Hayden (R) | 17.0 | 29,864 |
| Sam Campbell (D) | 9.8 | 17,286 | ||
 | Peter Liu (R) | 7.8 | 13,634 | |
| Tuan Phan (D) | 3.7 | 6,509 | ||
| Austin Intal (D) | 1.4 | 2,548 | ||
 | Don Grundmann (Independent) | 1.2 | 2,194 | |
| Total votes: 175,861 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aisha Wahab (D)
- Jacob Vital (Independent)
- Bob Wieckowski (D)
Presidential election
Presidency
- See also: Presidential candidates, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.
Swalwell announced that he was running for president of the United States on April 8, 2019.[7] He suspended his presidential campaign on July 8, 2019.[8]
Ballotpedia compiled the following resources about Swalwell and the 2020 presidential election:
- Recent news stories about the 2020 presidential election;
- An overview of key national and state campaign staffers;
- Endorsements from politicians, public figures, and organizations;
- An overview of candidate campaign travel; and
- A list of other presidential candidates who are running for election.
Click here for Swalwell's 2020 presidential campaign overview.
Swalwell in the news
This section featured five news stories about Swalwell and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Swalwell's campaign activity, click here.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 15
Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Rudy Peters in the general election for U.S. House California District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 73.0 | 177,989 |
 | Rudy Peters (R) | 27.0 | 65,940 | |
| Total votes: 243,929 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 15
Incumbent Eric Swalwell and Rudy Peters defeated Brendan St. John in the primary for U.S. House California District 15 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 70.5 | 90,971 |
| ✔ | | Rudy Peters (R) | 26.2 | 33,771 |
 | Brendan St. John (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 4,322 | |
| Total votes: 129,064 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Eric Swalwell (D) defeated Danny Turner (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Both candidates advanced past the top-two primary on June 7, 2016, by default.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Eric Swalwell Incumbent |
73.8% | 198,578 | |
| Republican | Danny Turner | 26.2% | 70,619 | |
| Total Votes | 269,197 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Eric Swalwell Incumbent |
76.5% | 110,803 | |
| Republican | Danny Turner |
23.5% | 34,032 | |
| Total Votes | 144,835 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Swalwell won re-election in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 15th District. He and Hugh Bussell (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[11] Swalwell went on to defeat Bussell in the general election on November 4, 2014.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Swalwell Incumbent |
69.8% | 99,756 | |
| Republican | Hugh Bussell | 30.2% | 43,150 | |
| Total Votes | 142,906 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
Swalwell was endorsed in his re-election bid by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.[13] Pelosi also headlined a fundraiser for Swalwell in April 2013.[14]
Swalwell also received the endorsement of President Barack Obama. He said in a statement, "Congressman Eric Swalwell has proved to be a tireless champion for families throughout California’s 15th District, bringing new energy and ideas to Congress. Eric is a strong voice for creating good jobs, expanding economic opportunity, and growing the middle class."[15]
Swalwell added to his endorsements from prominent Democratic figures when he received the endorsement of Senator Dianne Feinstein.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Eric Swalwell Incumbent |
49.1% | 42,419 | |
| Republican | Hugh Bussell |
25.7% | 22,228 | |
| Democratic | Ellen Corbett | 25.2% | 21,798 | |
| Total Votes | 86,445 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Swalwell won the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 15th District.[16] He and CA's 13th District incumbent Pete Stark (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Christopher Pareja (Ind). Swalwell then defeated Stark in the general election on November 6, 2012.[17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Swalwell |
52.1% | 120,388 | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark Incumbent | 47.9% | 110,646 | |
| Total Votes | 231,034 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Pete Stark (D) Incumbent |
42.1% | 39,943 |
| Eric Swalwell (D) |
36.2% | 34,347 |
| Christopher Pareja (NPP) | 21.7% | 20,618 |
| Total Votes | 94,908 | |
Endorsements
Swalwell was endorsed by former Representative Ellen Tauscher in his general election battle with fellow Democrat Pete Stark. This was reportedly due to Stark's "hostility" towards the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a top antiterrorism, energy and nuclear weapons research facilities located in the district.[19]
He was also endorsed by Don Perata, former President Pro Tem of the California State Senate and Bay Area Democrats.[20]
Campaign themes
2024
Eric Swalwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Eric Swalwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Eric Swalwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Swalwell's campaign website listed the following issues:[21]
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| —Eric Swalwell's campaign website, http://www.swalwellforcongress.com/issues | ||
2012
Swalwell's campaign website listed the following issues:[23]
- Education
- Excerpt: "With education, we should think globally but allow decisions to be made locally. Eric Swalwell will use his background as the founder and president of the Dublin High School Alumni Association, business background, experience in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, education policy knowledge and school leadership experience to create substantive reforms to our education system."
- National Defense & Vets
- Excerpt: "The United States plays a critical role in maintaining global peace and stability. This includes acknowledging and aiding nations moving toward democracy and open society, and increasing pressure on those who continue to support tyranny, oppression, terrorism, and instability."
- Mobile Congress
- Excerpt: "The U.S. House of Representatives was created by the Framers of our Constitution to be the legislative body most accountable to voters; from standing for election every two years to proportional representation across the states, a Member of Congress was originally envisioned to be the voice of the people."
- Economy & Jobs
- Excerpt: "America’s comeback starts with new energy and a strong resurgence in American innovation and manufacturing. China, India, Germany and other countries have lured U.S. manufacturing -- old and new industries alike – with promises of cash, free land and buildings, and other subsidies that drive job creation and profitability."
Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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Personal finance disclosures
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Analysis
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See also
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Swalwell for Congress, "Eric Swalwell Biography," accessed May 22, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "SWALWELL, Eric," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Eric Swalwell campaign website, "My Story," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
- ↑ CQ.com - Roll Call, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ NBC News, "California Rep. Eric Swalwell enters 2020 presidential race with focus on guns," April 8, 2019
- ↑ ABC7 News, "Rep. Swalwell to make announcement about presidential campaign," July 8, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhuffpost14 - ↑ Twitter, "Eric Swalwell," accessed March 1, 2014
- ↑ Political Blotter, "Pelosi to headline Eric Swalwell’s fundraiser," April 16, 2013
- ↑ ibabuzz.com, "CA15: President Obama endorses Eric Swalwell," March 3, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcnnr - ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Ex-Rep. Ellen Tauscher backs Stark's foe," July 12, 2012
- ↑ SFGate, "Dem biggie Don Perata latest to endorse Eric Swalwell over 20-term Rep. Pete Stark," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 10, 2012
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U.S. House California District 14 2023-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
U.S. House California District 15 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Kevin Mullin (D) |
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney 2006-2012 |
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