Posted on 01/18/2026 2:12:23 PM PST by Libloather
Lefty California Rep. Eric Swalwell isn’t qualified to run for governor of the Golden State — because he doesn’t officially live there, according to a bombshell new court claim.
Right-wing pundit and filmmaker Joel Gilbert said in a court complaint filed in Sacramento that Swalwell, considered the likely successor to Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, actually lives in Washington, DC, and is prohibited from running for the top state office under California law.
“Public records searches reveal no current ownership or leasehold interest held by Eric Swalwell in California, nor any history of any ownership of leasehold interest based on available public records,” said the petition filed by Gilbert on Jan. 8.
“Swalwell’s congressional financial disclosers from 2011 to 2024 list no California real estate ownership.”
Gilbert said in the filing that the California address Swalwell claimed in a campaign filing Dec. 4 is actually the office of the congressman’s lawyer and not a residence.
According to Article V, section II, of the California constitution, “The governor shall be an elector who has been a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for 5 years immediately preceding the governor’s election,” the filing said.
Gilbert said that because of his findings, he wants Swalwell, a vocal critic of President Trump, to be knocked off the ballot.
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Doesn’t he have to be a resident of Commiefornia to be a representative from Commiefornia???
Not to worry.
Democrats are geniuses at falsifying documents.
Soon we will be informed of a home he has owned for decades.
Democrats don’t have to care about this stuff. He’s fine. Say hello to your next governor.
Confirmed yet again.
IDIOT
HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE-—
ANOTHER SET OF CHARGERS TO PROSECUTE???
CAN ALL HIS VOTES BE REMOVED FROM CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS???
HE IS A FAKE
“””””Doesn’t he have to be a resident of Commiefornia to be a representative from Commiefornia???”””
Klobuchar from Minnesota lives in Maryland with her husband who is a professor there.
Senator Wyden from Oregon lives with his family in New York City.
Swallowwell never had a chance here anyway, this state is nuts but not even THAT nuts for Swallowwell who banged a chinese spy and gave her classified intel that she gave to Xi..everyone knows that Swalwell constantly cheats on his wife, heck he even bragged about it last year in some restaurant with some lobbyists
Isn’t it a good thing for republicans if swalwell runs for governor?
Pretty sure this issue was brought up when Hillary ran for Senator of NY.
Congress critters apparently live under a separate set of laws then we do.
Carpet bagger prick...just like Hillary in New Joke.
Since when has that stopped carpet baggers?
Swalwel has accomplished a near miracle as he has made even Gruesome Newsom look decent by comparison.
Obama wasn’t a natural born citizen but that didn’t stop him.
Then how can he be a Congressman who represents Kalifornia if he doesn’t live in that State?
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