Eric Swalwell — Democrat Candidate for U.S. House in California, 2026

Eric Swalwell supports housing Afghan refugees and introduced the ICE OUT Act to strip qualified immunity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents who use excessive force. He voted against legislation that aimed to return unaccompanied children to their home countries. If elected governor, Swalwell has pledged to use emergency powers to ensure state agencies do not hire former ICE agents.

“It's often the case that law enforcement officers will want to lateral from one department to another. And as governor, I'll use my emergency powers, and I'll tell every state agency, 'We are not, as a policy, hiring ICE agents.' Because right now, these guys doing this work, it's a decision. No one's holding a gun and saying you have to work for ICE," Swalwell told Phang.”

Eric Swalwell supported healthcare reforms, specifically stating he voted to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies to help millions of Americans. He has received an endorsement from the California Medical Association, which cited his "decisive leadership." Swalwell also focuses on affordability for working families and modernizing government to better serve Californians.

“I just voted to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that's going to help millions of Americans. Republicans, ever since I've been in (Eric Swalwell, Instagram)”

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Eric Swalwell strongly supports abortion and reproductive rights. He voted to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which guarantees the right to abortion care, and co-sponsored the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act to repeal the Helms Amendment. He also voted against restrictive measures such as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, citing the importance of the constitutional right to privacy and a woman's right to make personal healthcare decisions.

“Today's ruling is a dangerous and deliberate attack on our most basic freedoms. This ruling overturns the nearly 50-year-old precedent of Roe v. Wade, undermining the constitutional right to privacy, and ripping away a woman's right to make intimate and personal healthcare decisions. For the first time in our history, America's daughters have less freedom than their mothers." - Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), statement on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.”

Representative Eric Swalwell serves on the House Intelligence and Homeland Security Committees, and is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. He co-introduced the IRAN Act to promote internet freedom and access to information in Iran. He expressed concern regarding the Israel-Iran conflict, stating he is closely monitoring the crisis and is gravely concerned about potential escalation.

“I am closely monitoring the unfolding crisis in the Middle East following Israel’s operation targeting Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure — and Iran’s subsequent response. This is a deeply volatile moment. I am gravely concerned about the potential for escalation into a broader regional conflict." - U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14), statement on the Israel-Iran conflict (press release, swalwell.house.gov)”

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Eric Swalwell supports stricter gun control, advocating for legislation to ban and buy back assault weapons. He also calls for the Senate to pass the background check bill previously approved by the House of Representatives. His reasoning is to reduce public fear and the violence caused by unrestricted weaponry, asserting that people should not have to live in fear of gun violence.

“Yes. First and foremost, I have written legislation to ban and buy back assault weapons. So I'm going to go back to my colleagues who have been reluctant to get on that bill and ask them to get on that bill. I'm calling for Congress come back into session to address the rise of white nationalism and the amount of weapons out there and for the Senate to take up the background check bill that we already passed in the House of Representatives. We beat 17 NRA-endorsed members of Congress this last election, so the momentum is with us for gun safety. - Eric Swalwell, KVPR.org, August 4, 2019”