Shortly before Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) announced his resignation from Congress, former Gov. Roy Cooper (D., N.C.) was the latest Democrat to ditch the controversial lawmaker.
In September 2025, Swalwell’s Remedy PAC donated $1,000 to Cooper’s campaign, which told the Washington Reporter that it has since donated the money to the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Cooper “reject[s] the Remedy PAC endorsement,” a spokesperson confirmed to the Reporter. Cooper’s general election opponent, Michael Whatley, took a firm stance against Swalwell just hours earlier, saying that Swalwell should be expelled from Congress.
“Eric Swalwell is unfortunately now the face of the Democratic Party,” Whatley told Fox News. “He has no place in Congress at all.”
In recent days, Swalwell has gone from being a potential frontrunner for California’s next governor to a political liability. Kiersten Pels, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) National Press Secretary, called on Swalwell to “resign from Congress like you should have done years ago after Fang Fang,” following his announcement that he was suspending his campaign for governor.
Swalwell faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including from his former employees. His resignation comes as a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced plans to expel him from Congress.