COACHELLA VALLEY CONGRESSMAN DR. RAUL RUIZ ENDORSES SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, the Swalwell for Governor campaign announced Coachella Valley Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) has endorsed his campaign. Dr. Ruiz represents Californians in Imperial County and parts of Riverside County and San Bernardino County. He is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and is the co-chair of the Congressional Doctors Caucus, a member of the New Democrat Coalition, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Equality Caucus.
“Eric Swalwell is the kind of leader California needs right now — fearless, principled and unafraid to stand up for working people. He understands the real pressures families face every day,” Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz said, “Eric has the urgency, vision and commitment to lower the cost of living, expand health care and create job opportunities for every community. I trust Eric to fight for communities like ours and across California. I’m proud to stand with Eric and endorse him for governor.”
U.S. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz grew up in the community of Coachella, California, where both of his parents were farmworkers. Dr. Ruiz returned home after completing his medical training and began working as an Emergency Room doctor at Eisenhower Medical Center. Recognizing the physician shortage crisis in the Coachella Valley, Dr. Ruiz started a pre-medical mentorship program for young aspiring doctors, which has grown to include over 100 local students. Dr. Ruiz continued his work as an Emergency Room Doctor until he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012.
ABOUT CA GOVERNOR’S RACE
Eric Swalwell’s campaign for Governor reported raising $3 million in just six weeks since announcing the campaign on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on November 20, 2025.
Two recent polls — from the highly regarded polling firm FM3 Research and Emerson College Polling — show that Swalwell quickly emerged as a frontrunner for Governor. He eclipsed former U.S. Senate candidate and Congresswoman Katie Porter and the other Democratic candidates.
According to Politico on December 17, “Democratic voters prefer Swalwell (30 percent) to Porter (21 percent)” in the FM3 poll conducted November 30-December 7 among those likely to vote in June 2026. And the Emerson College Polling survey showed Swalwell surged to the lead in the crowded field of candidates.
Swalwell has coalesced early support from his colleagues. U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) serves as the Campaign Chair, and Reps. Nanette Barragan, Adam Gray, Mike Thompson, Kevin Mullin, and Jimmy Panetta have endorsed Swalwell — in addition to local elected officials across the state.
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 and a wide open race. 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.
ABOUT ERIC SWALWELL
Eric Swalwell was raised in Dublin, California, by a police officer father and a small business owner mother. The oldest of four sons, he worked paper routes and construction jobs before earning a Division I soccer scholarship and becoming the first in his family to attend college. After serving as an Alameda County prosecutor — where he led the Hate Crimes Unit — Swalwell was elected to the Dublin City Council, then to Congress in 2012. In the House, he has served on the House Intelligence Committee and currently serves on the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, and is the Ranking Member on both the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection and the Judiciary Select Subcommittee on January 6. He and his wife, Brittany, are raising their three young children under the age of 9.
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