Lefty Rep. Swalwell can’t run for gov in Calif. — because he doesn’t live there: court filing
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PLefty California Rep. Eric Swalwell isn’t qualified to run for governor of the Golden State — because he doesn’t officially live there, according to a bombshell new court claim.
Right-wing pundit and filmmaker Joel Gilbert said in a court complaint filed in Sacramento that Swalwell, considered the likely successor to Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, actually lives in Washington, DC, and is prohibited from running for the top state office under California law.ublished Jan. 18, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET