Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., introduced on Thursday he’s launching a marketing campaign for California governor in 2026.
The congressman and longtime foe of President Donald Trump made the announcement throughout an look on the late-night present, “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!”
“He’s going to hate tonight’s episode,” Swalwell wrote on X in response to a social media submit from the president criticizing Kimmel for being “biased” and having “no expertise.”
The Democrat lawmaker vowed to be a “protector and fighter” if elected governor.
Swalwell instructed the San Francisco Chronicle forward of his announcement that the following governor of the Golden State ought to have two targets.
“One, hold Trump out of our houses, streets and lives,” he stated, including that the second is to “write the story of a brand new California on decrease costs, on enterprise progress and modernizing the state.”
“I’m operating to be a governor for all Californians,” he later instructed MediasTouch. “I’m the son of two Republicans, the son of a cop, and I grew up in a law-enforcement household. I labored as a prosecutor myself. I do know that whether or not you’re a Republican or a Democrat on this state, public security for your self, your children, and your group is a prime precedence.”
Swalwell is searching for to interchange California Gov. Gavin Newsom, additionally a Democrat, after the 2026 gubernatorial election.
Different candidates embody former US Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Xavier Becerra, former US Rep. Katie Porter and billionaire activist and 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer for the Democrats and former Fox Information host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco for the Republicans.
Newsom, who’s time period restricted as governor, has been floated as a possible prime candidate for the Democratic presidential main in 2028.
