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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law - JD (2003-2006)

• University of Maryland, College Park - BA, government and politics (2003)

• Dublin (Calif.) High School - Diploma (1999)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  15th Congressional District of California
  Eric Michael Swalwell, 70.90%

  Democrat
  Alison Hayden, 29.10%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  15th Congressional District of California
  Eric Michael Swalwell, 72.97%

  Democrat
  Rudy Peters Lowell Peters Jr., 27.03%

  Republican

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  15th Congressional District of California
  Eric Michael Swalwell, 73.77%

  Democrat
  Danny R. Turner, 26.23%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  15th Congressional District of California
  Eric Michael Swalwell, 69.81%

  Democrat
  Hugh Bussell, 30.19%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  15th Congressional District of California
  Eric Michael Swalwell, 52.11%

  Democrat
  Fortney Hillman Stark Jr. (Pete), 47.89%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Alameda County (Calif.) District Attorney's Office (2006-2012)

  Deputy District Attorney

• Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) (2001-2002)

  Intern

Associated Organizations

• Swalwell for Congress (California)

• Swalwell for America

• Dublin (Calif.) City Council (2010-2012)

  Councilmember

Awards

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• 50 Most Beautiful People (The Hill) (2014)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	174 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0514
Phone:	202-225-5065

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Privately Financed Travel

10 trips taken between 2013 - 2024 costing $89,327

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Homeland Security Committee
House Homeland Security Committee Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, Ranking Member
• House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Subcommittee
House Judiciary Committee Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House Judiciary Committee Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight Subcommittee, Ranking Member

Caucuses

• Americans Abroad Caucus
• American Sikh Congressional Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• California Aerospace Caucus
• California Democratic Congressional Delegation
• California Public Higher Education Caucus
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Blockchain Caucus
• Congressional Blue Collar Caucus
• Congressional California Coastal Caucus
• Congressional Candy Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Colombia Caucus
• Congressional Critical Materials Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus
• Congressional Dads Caucus
• Congressional Deaf Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Freethought Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Fusion Caucus
• Congressional Future Caucus
• Congressional High Tech Caucus
• Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Internet of Things Caucus
• Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Neurosciences Caucus
• Congressional Nuclear Security Working Group
• Congressional Personalized Medicine Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security Caucus
• Congressional Portuguese Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Public Service Loan Forgiveness Caucus
• Congressional Semiconductor Caucus
• Congressional Singapore Caucus
• Congressional Soccer Caucus
• Congressional Songwriters' Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional STEM Education Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-Lebanon Friendship Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• Future Forum
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Poverty Task Force
• House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
• House Science and National Labs Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• International Religious Freedom Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Romania Caucus
• Work for Warriors Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Kaptur staffer is good news for government broadcaster

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 25, 2023
  Amid a "renaissance" for the government news network, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has hired a new advocate from the office of Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio). read more

• Last year's staff turnover was the House's worst in decades, data shows

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 21, 2022
  Last year's rumored staff exodus was more than just speculation: According to LegiStorm data, House staffers left their jobs at the highest rate in at least two decades. read more

• Rep. Swalwell picks up lobbyist from trial-attorney's group

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 1, 2021
  Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) newest hire spent the last three years as a lobbyist for trial attorneys. read more

• Privately sponsored congressional travel trickles back

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 28, 2021
  Private organizations are slowly resuming sponsored travel for congressional staffers and members. But even as travel returns and some members venture overseas, interest groups may continue to see their influence wane until the pandemic's end. read more

• Rep. Linda Sanchez adds tech lobbyist as chief

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 17, 2021
  After lobbying for Silicon Valley, a chief of staff has returned to the House's California delegation. read more

• Lobbyist for cities heads to the Hill

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 7, 2019
  A federal lobbyist for local governments is back in Congress staffing a freshman representative. read more

• Retired Marine, injured in Iraq, now working for Swalwell

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 23, 2016
  In 2007, retired U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Vargas was caught in a near-fatal blast when enemy combatants blew up a 500-round ammunition drum in Iraq's so-called Triangle of Death. Ten surgeries and nearly 200 other medical procedures later, the San Francisco native has taken a far less deadly job as a constituent services representative in Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) Hayward district office. read more

• Obama takes the field, Democrats and Republicans take to Twitter

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 12, 2015
  As Democrats and Republicans competed for the lead in a contest with a historical tie, President Barack Obama dropped by to whip votes to break a different kind of logjam. read more

• Soccer scandal reverberates on the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 1, 2015
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch may have waited months for Congress to give her the job, but one of her first moves has sparked reactions in Hill hallways and around the world. read more

• 'Downton Abbey' decor ignites Twitter response on the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 6, 2015
  The news that Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) had a bold new office theme may have seemed like it would be the communications low point of the week. read more

• Swalwell mixes play with work in town hall

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Sept. 19, 2013
  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) will be getting quite a workout from constituents during his next town hall meeting. read more