Eric Swalwell loses all 21 of his endorsements from Democratic colleagues in Congress

Rep. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/11/eric-swalwell-expel-tony-gonzales-sexual-misconduct" target="_blank">Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) lost the last of the 21 endorsements he had from fellow Democratic members of Congress on Saturday as Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) rescinded her support for his gubernatorial campaign.

Why it matters: It's a stunning reversal of political fortunes in just 24 hours.

Swalwell was among the frontrunners in the race, but his campaign is in free fall due to https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-80cf4475-2fbf-4721-96c7-9e8ff7e1e252" target="_blank">allegations of rape, sexual assault and misconduct, which he denies.

• His page on the Democratic fundraising website https://secure.actblue.com/donate/esca-all-2026-website?refcode=DonateButton" target="_blank">ActBlue and https://x.com/rpyers/status/2042741936402952610?s=20" target="_blank">the endorsement tab on his website have been pulled down, his ad buys are https://x.com/melmason/status/2042748663936749951?s=20" target="_blank">being pulled back, at least https://x.com/teddyschleifer/status/2042815206368088447?s=20" target="_blank">one fundraiser has been scrapped, and he is https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/10/swalwell-campaign-imploding-amid-sexual-assault-allegation-00867619" target="_blank">reportedly hemorrhaging staff.
• It doesn't end there: Swalwell is under investigation by the Manhattan district attorney, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) plans to force a vote to expel him from Congress.
• Swalwell said in a https://x.com/RepSwalwell/status/2042800069334962405?s=20" target="_blank">video posted to social media Friday: "These allegations of sexual assault are flat false.

  They are absolutely false.

  They did not happen, they never happened."

Driving the news: "The allegations of sexual assault against Eric Swalwell are deeply disturbing and disqualifying.

I am retracting my endorsement of his candidacy for Governor," Grijalva wrote in a https://x.com/AdelitaForAZ/status/2043077511400030212?s=20" target="_blank">post on X.

• Reps. https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2043062266996621433?s=20" target="_blank">Scott Peters (D-Calif.), https://x.com/LindaTSanchez/status/2042781636765331815?s=20" target="_blank">Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2043067947829039458?s=20" target="_blank">Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and https://x.com/JuliaBrownley/status/2043049800455852039" target="_blank">Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) also rescinded their endorsements of Swalwell on Saturday.
• They joined Sens. https://x.com/AdamSchiff/status/2042731289430667538?s=20" target="_blank">Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and https://x.com/RubenGallego/status/2042721607593136622?s=20" target="_blank">Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and over a dozen other House Democrats who unendorsed Swalwell on Friday, with Rep. https://x.com/JimmyGomezCA/status/2042714600198803560?s=20" target="_blank">Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) resigning as a campaign chair.
• Several other endorsers, including https://www.facebook.com/tina.mckinnor/posts/pfbid02MJhrKKNob4xq4E3J6Rt2PtrHnBcFbTUPSMxVSZSbpcEcHMWzZ4evhxAAGYqcz1Xsl" target="_blank">multiple https://x.com/MikeFongCA/status/2042754801797308705" target="_blank">California https://x.com/jackson835/status/2042738106814861720" target="_blank">state https://bsky.app/profile/votenickschultz.bsky.social/post/3mj6gl6lv3k2i" target="_blank">legislators and https://edsource.org/updates/swalwell-loses-california-teachers-association-support-amid-sexual-assault-allegations" target="_blank">powerful labor https://calaborfed.org/press-releases/california-federation-of-labor-unions-withdraws-endorsement-of-rep-eric-swalwell-in-california-governors-race/" target="_blank">unions, also retracted their support.

Between the lines: It's not just Swalwell's erstwhile endorsers calling for him to drop out of the race — party leaders are urging him to do so as well.

• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Democratic caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said in a https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-democratic-leadership-statement-accusations-against-rep-eric-swalwell" target="_blank">joint statement that he should "immediately end his campaign."
• California Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks said in a statement: "My call for all — repeat, all — candidates for Governor to 'honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign' still stands.

  In fact, that call is more important now than ever before."