REP. SWALWELL STATEMENT ON TENTATIVE DEAL FOR SAN FRANCISCO TEACHERS
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, California’s leading Democratic candidate for governor, Congressman Eric Swalwell, released the following statement:
"I was honored to stand alongside San Francisco teachers this week, and I want to congratulate them on this tentative deal that includes necessary pay raises.
We can no longer live in a society where a CEO's time is worth fifty-thousand dollars an hour, but the person who taught that CEO how to read barely makes enough to survive.
Teachers aren't just employees, they help write the stories of our children's lives, and for that we don't just owe them a raise — we owe them everything."
Congressman Swalwell stood with San Francisco teachers earlier this week. Watch on Instagram.
ABOUT CA GOVERNOR’S RACE
A February 2026 poll from the highly regarded polling firm EMC Research showed that Swalwell is the Democratic frontrunner for Governor. He continues to gain support from likely voters in the June 2 primary and leads Congresswoman Katie Porter, businessman Tom Steyer and the other Democratic candidates.
Swalwell continues to gain support from elected officials, including U.S. Senator Adam Schiff. U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) serves as the Campaign Chair, and Reps. Nanette Barragan, Adam Gray, Doris Matsui, Kevin Mullin, Jimmy Panetta, Dr. Raul Ruiz and Mike Thompson, 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.
Website: www.EricSwalwell.com
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