Eric Swalwell announces run for California governor, vows to be ‘protector and fighter’

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, introduced Thursday that he’s launching a marketing campaign for California governor in 2026.

The congressman and longtime enemy of President Donald Trump made the announcement throughout an look on the late night time present, “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!”

“He will hate tonight’s episode,” Swalwell wrote on X in response to a social media put up from the president criticizing Kimmel for being “biased” and having “no expertise.”

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Consultant Eric Swalwell introduced he’s launching a marketing campaign for California governor in 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)

The Democratic lawmaker vowed to be a “protector and warrior” if elected governor.

Swalwell instructed the San Francisco Chronicle previous to his announcement that the Golden State’s subsequent governor ought to have two objectives.

“First, maintain Trump out of our properties, streets and lives,” he stated, including that the second is to “write the story of a brand new California about decrease costs, about enterprise development and modernizing the state.”

The congressman made the announcement throughout an look on the late-night present “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures)

“I need to be governor for all Californians,” he later instructed MediasTouch. “I’m the son of two Republicans, the son of a police officer, and I grew up in a regulation enforcement household. I’ve 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 kids and your neighborhood is a high precedence.”

Swalwell is looking for to interchange California Gov. Gavin Newsom, additionally a Democrat, after the 2026 gubernatorial election.

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Rep. Eric Swalwell is looking for to interchange term-limited California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Getty Pictures)

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Different candidates embrace former U.S. Secretary of Well being and Human Providers Xavier Becerra, former U.S. 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 term-limited as governor, has emerged as a possible high candidate for the 2028 Democratic presidential major.