eric swalwell is a House of Representatives member from California. He aspires to run for Governor – which, given the state’s current political makeup, is a near certainty for any Democrat.
But swalwell has a problem. California requires that its Governor be a legal resident of the state. And swalwell isn’t one.
I wrote about this just a couple of months ago, in the context of swalwell phonying his principal residence to get a lower mortgage rate. But now that he seems determined to be California’s next Governor, it has a much bigger meaning.
Here, in its entirety, is what I wrote in November:
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THE “PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE” OF ERIC SWALWELL
As we learn again and again, politicians – most recently Democrats such as New York State Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff – lie about their residential status to get better mortgage rates.
Add Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the list.
I urge you to read Joel Gilbert’s article at thegatewaypundit.com for all the particulars. But, for now, let me show you just one issue: his claim that the Virginia home he and his wife own is his “principal residence”. From Mr. Gilbert’s article:
Despite serving as a Congressman from California’s 15th District and claiming Hometown: Livermore on his official House profile, Swalwell has declared his Washington, DC property as his “principal residence.”
A public Deed of Trust for Swalwell’s DC home at 209 S Street NE, dated April 18, 2022, confirms the property is designated as his “principal residence” as a condition of the loan.
If Swalwell’s true domicile is in Washington, DC, the city where he has declared his principal residence, he may no longer meet the basic requirement of being a California “inhabitant.”
Public records searches have not revealed any home ownership or lease under Eric Swalwell’s name in California.
The address most often associated with his background in Livermore, 320 Michell Court, is only a three-bedroom, 1,350 square feet home that belongs to the Mrzywka family who has lived there continuously since 2008, making it highly unlikely that Swalwell resides there today.
Uh…..if Eric Swalwell’s primary residence is in Virginia, how does that square with his residency requirement in California?
But wait, there’s more. If his principal residence is in California, how does that square with the fact that, we are told, he declared the Virginia home to be his principal residence on the mortgage application? That would constitute actionable criminal fraud.
And that’s before we get to the fact, also detailed in the Gilbert article, that Swalwell – now 44 years of age – seems to have major issues about paying down his student debt and other long-standing debts.
Bottom line? Eric Swalwell seems to be working hard to prove he is even more of a dirtbag than his former House pal/now U.S. Senator, Adam Schiff.
It’s going to take some doing, but Swalwell clearly is making it quite a competition.
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My only problem with what I wrote at that time? That I capitalized this dirtbag’s name then. I no longer do, because capitalizing it is a sign of respect – which I do not have for eric swalwell.
Can he get away with this? Is California so corrupt and Democrat-friendly that it will figure out a way to ignore what swalwell has done? I wouldn’t bet against it. But that doesn’t change the fact that he has no legal right to run for Governor of the state.
