Alameda County DA says no alleged East Bay Eric Swalwell victims have come forward

Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson on Thursday urged anyone who claimed to have been assaulted by Eric Swalwell to contact East Bay law enforcement officials, saying at a news conference that, to date, no one had contacted police or prosecutors about the former Congress member.

Swalwell ended his California gubernatorial bid and resigned from Congress following sexual assault allegations, which he denied.

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Jones Dickson pointed all victims of sexual assault and domestic violence to the Alameda County Family Justice Center, a collaboration of local nonprofits and government agencies that provide services and help navigate the criminal justice system.

"I need victims to know we don't use pain for gain," Jones Dickson said. "We need them to know that their privacy and their agency will be protected by this office at all cost. … Sexual assault is not a game, it's not a talking point."

Swalwell, a prominent Democratic congressman and top candidate for California governor, saw his political aspirations collapse after the Chronicle and CNN published reports alleging that he had sexually assaulted or harassed multiple women.

One of the alleged assaults the Chronicle reported on occurred in Alameda County.

A former staffer of Swalwell's told the Chronicle that in 2019, after drinking with friends and colleagues at Hap's steakhouse in Pleasanton, she woke up in Swalwell's hotel room with no recollection of how she got there. She said she could feel the effect of vaginal intercourse, but had been too inebriated to consent.

Jones Dickson acknowledged that she and Swalwell overlapped when they both worked as deputy Alameda County prosecutors but said she had not heard any reports of him acting inappropriately during that time.

Swalwell backed the recall of Jones Dickson's predecessor, Pamela Price, and contributed $1,000 to Jones Dickson's re-election campaign in December. The East Bay Times reported that Jones Dickson had also endorsed Swalwell's run for governor.

When responding to questions over whether prior political support would present a conflict of interest, Jones Dickson said there were currently no legal problems with her office handling a potential case against Swalwell.

"If we had a victim in front of us, that is an evaluation I need to make in real time," she said. "Right now there is no conflict."

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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM.