SCANDAL GROWS: Democrats panic over Eric Swalwell residency doubts as rival demands he quit race

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From the New York Post: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s claims about living in a rented California home have raised “red flags” among members of the state Democratic Party after multiple neighbors at his supposed home of nine years have never seen or met him.

The Democrat frontrunner for Governor claims he’s lived since 2017 with another family in a 1,350-square-foot Livermore home owned by the sister-in-law of his political mentor, Tim Sbranti.

But five neighbors failed to identify Swalwell on Wednesday when The Post showed them a picture of the congressman and identified him by name.

Swalwell’s unusual housing arrangement in his East Bay district, as well as frequent campaign spending on luxury hotels in and around his district, have brought the congressman’s claims to California residency under fire.

The New York Post explains that, according to California state law, a candidate for governor is supposed to be a resident for at least five years immediately preceding the election – and residency is defined as the place a person actually lives and intends to stay.

However, Swalwell only rents a room in the house in California – but he lives with his wife and children in a a $1.2 million, six-bed home in Washington, D.C., which he reportedly purchased in April 2022.

When he IS in California, it appears Swalwell frequently stays in a hotel – not in the house where he rents a room. The Post writes: In 2025, Swalwell made 19 different charges to his campaign at the luxury hotel Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, according to federal campaign records.

Attorney Laura Powell provided the receipts! She wrote: “Eric Swalwell posted videos of himself last October, when he was in his home district during the government shutdown. From the interior and view from the window, the location is identifiable as the Rose Hotel in Pleasanton, not far from his supposed residence in Livermore.”

“Campaign records show that Swalwell has frequently rented rooms at the Rose Hotel over the years,” Powell added:

Now Democrats are in a panic, fearing that if their top Democrat is disqualified, they’ll end up with a Republican governor.

The report quotes Lee Fink, an Orange County attorney who worked in the Obama administration and now serves as a delegate for the California Democratic Party, as saying that Swalwell’s residency issues have become “a big concern for us Democrats.”

“If the campaign records show that he’s staying at a hotel nearby, it means he doesn’t have a permanent place of abode in California. That’s critical,” Fink fretted.

An Emerson poll this week showed Swalwell at the top of the list, with 17% support, and Republican Steve Hilton second with 13% support.

Another poll shows Hilton at the top with 19% support, and Swalwell in third place with 11% support.

Hilton wrote in a post on X Thursday, “Swalwell’s FAKE residency DISQUALIFIES him from running for CA Governor! CA Constitution REQUIRES 5 YEARS of state residency before election—yet he’s been playing DC insider, with neighbors NEVER spotting him in Livermore and his campaign blowing cash on LUXURY hotels like Rosewood Sand Hill! This FRAUD doesn’t even live in California!”

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