Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell announces bid for governor on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' [View all]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Eric Swalwell, a longtime nemesis of President Donald Trump, announced Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will run for governor in 2026, promising to be a “protector and fighter” for California.

Swalwell told me backstage before his announcement that the state’s next governor has two missions: “One, keep Trump out of our homes, streets and lives.”

The second, he said, is to “write the story of a new California on lower prices, on business growth and modernizing the state.”

Swalwell’s entry further crowds the field seeking to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom after he is termed out of office, which already includes a long list of Democrats. And it will likely create a rare open House seat in the Bay Area.

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