What they're saying: "I am suspending my campaign for Governor," Swalwell wrote in a post on X.
"To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that's my fight, not a campaign's."
Between the lines: Swalwell offered no indication he plans to give up his House seat, amid calls from colleagues in both parties for him to resign.
"Good first step. Now resign from Congress or face expulsion," Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)
wrote in response to Swalwell's post.Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has said she plans to force a vote to expel Swalwell when the House returns to session this week, though that would require a two-thirds majority to pass.
Zoom in: Swalwell lost nearly all of his endorsements in the 24 hours after four women accused him of sexual misconduct on Friday.
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21 of the House and Senate Democrats who had been supporting his campaign rescinded their support, with several Democratic Party leaders calling on him to exit the race.Powerful unions and state lawmakers who had been supporting him similarly distanced themselves shortly after the allegations surfaced.
Zoom out: Swalwell leaves behind a crowded field of contenders for the California governorship.
Among the other leading Democratic candidates in the June 2 free-for-all primary are billionaire
Tom Steyer and former Rep. Katie Porter.Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, former state Controller Betty Yee and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are also running as Democrats.Republican political commentator Steve Hilton — President
Trump's pick for the role — and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco are running as Republicans.
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