CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS ENDORSES SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR
The labor movement continues to consolidate around Congressman Eric Swalwell following the backing of SEIU, California Professional Firefighters, California Teachers Association, United Food & Commercial Workers Western States Council, California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO and more.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Swalwell for Governor announced the California Conference of Carpenters has endorsed his campaign.
Statement on behalf of Peter Rodriguez, 2nd General Vice President:
“The California Conference of Carpenters are pleased to announce their support of Congressman Eric Swalwell for Governor.
Eric has the experience California needs, from the local level as a prosecutor and at the national level as Congressman in Washington.
Eric is a fighter, and we’re proud to endorse him.”
Statement on behalf of Congressman Swalwell:
“California’s facing a housing crisis, and we’re going to have to build a lot more homes if we want to make housing more affordable and accessible.
The California Conference of Carpenters understands this.
That's why I’m proud to have earned their endorsement.
When I’m Governor, we’ll work together to solve our housing crisis and create good jobs.”
ABOUT CA GOVERNOR’S RACE
A March 2026 poll from the highly respected firm, Emerson College Polling, showed that Swalwell is the frontrunner in the race for governor. He continues to gain support from likely voters in the June 2 primary and leads all Democratic candidates in poll after poll.
Leaders have endorsed Swalwell’s campaign, including U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego. CA U.S. House Members: Reps. Jimmy Gomez (Campaign Chair), Adam Gray (Campaign Co-Chair), Nanette Barragan, Lou Correa, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ted Lieu, Zoe Lofgren, Doris Matsui, Kevin Mullin, Jimmy Panetta, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Linda Sánchez and Mike Thompson. Members of the CA Assembly: Sens. Ben Allen, Josh Becker and Tim Grayson. Asms. Patrick Ahrens, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Marc Berman, Tasha Boerner, Mike Fong, Mike Gipson, John Harabedian, Tina McKinnor and Nick Schultz. Labor: California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO, California Professional Firefighters, United Food & Commercial Workers Western States Council, SEIU California, California Teacher’s Association and more. In addition to local elected officials. View the complete list of leaders who have endorsed Swalwell.
Swalwell, who represents California’s 14th Congressional District in the East Bay, has pledged to be a “fighter and protector” for California, focusing on affordability, economic growth and modernizing state government so it works better for everyone.
Current Governor Gavin Newsom is termed out in 2026, leaving this an open seat. Congressman Eric Swalwell is the only candidate currently in Congress and the only one actively standing up to Trump. The Primary Election is June 2, 2026.
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