UPDATED: California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), whose resignation went into effect on Tuesday.
The special election will be held on Aug. 18. The East Bay seat is regarded as solid Democratic by Cook Political Report.
After abandoning his gubernatorial campaign amid sexual misconduct allegations, Swalwell had announced on Monday that he is leaving Congress.
The congressman’s staved off a move to expel him, one that gained support of one of his key backers in his gubernatorial bid, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). On Monday, the House
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