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Eric Michael Swalwell (/ ˈ s w ɑː l w ɛ l / SWAHL-well; born November 16, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from California's 14th congressional district since 2023, having previously represented the 15th district from 2013 to 2023.
Rep. Fred Richmond of New York (Democrat) was charged in 1978 with soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy. Charges were dropped after Richmond submitted to counseling. [54] Rep. Robert L. Leggett of California (Democrat) acknowledged that he fathered two illegitimate children with a congressional secretary, whom he supported financially. He also ...
A Florida man was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday for threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and his children, federal prosecutors announced. Michael Shapiro, 72, was ...
AP News reported the congressman was U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, of California. In a statement, he said, “No threat is going to stop me from representing my constituents,” Swalwell said.
A Florida man was sentenced this week to two years in prison for threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and his children late last year, federal prosecutors said.
Beginning with his time as a Dublin, California, city councilor, Eric Swalwell was targeted by a Chinese woman believed to be a clandestine officer of China's Ministry of State Security. [25] [26] The FBI gave Swalwell a "defensive briefing" in 2015, informing him that Christine Fang was a suspected Chinese agent. [27]
The suspected Chinese spy allegedly helped with fundraising for Swalwell and helped land an intern in his office.
[10] [11] Axios reported that Fang participated in fundraising for Swalwell's 2014 congressional election bid, met Swalwell at events, and helped place an intern inside his congressional office. Swalwell ended ties with Fang in 2015 after U.S. intelligence briefed him and top members of Congress on concerns that Chinese agents were attempting ...