Overview
- Swalwell formally declared his bid during an appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live after his campaign website went live Thursday night.
- He cast his agenda as twofold: counter President Trump’s influence in California and tackle affordability with a focus on prices, housing and economic growth.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte recently referred him to the Justice Department over alleged mortgage and tax fraud, a move Swalwell denies as political retaliation.
- His entry expands a crowded lineup that includes Democrats Xavier Becerra, Antonio Villaraigosa, Tony Thurmond, Katie Porter and Tom Steyer, as well as Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton.
- A UC Berkeley IGS poll this month found 44% of voters undecided, and Swalwell’s run is expected to create an open East Bay House seat as the June top-two primary approaches.