Eric Swalwell claims he lives in California — neighbors say in any other case

Within the face of a lawsuit and rising verbal assaults on the marketing campaign path, Rep. Eric Swalwell — the Democratic frontrunner within the California governor’s race — insists he’s stored a house within the state for almost 9 years whereas serving in Congress.

However that may be information to Swalwell’s neighbors.

5 individuals who reside on the quiet Livermore cul-de-sac the place Swalwell claims to have lived since 2017 instructed the California Put up on Wednesday that they’ve by no means met the congressman.

“I’ve by no means seen him,” stated Gita Prusty, who famous she’s lived on Michell Courtroom for 5 years.

Prusty’s house is one among seven on the cul-de-sac the place Swalwell has claimed residency, and she or he wasn’t the one one confused when proven his photograph.

Lauren Antony, 19, lives in a home two doorways down from Swalwell’s listed tackle, however she instructed The Put up she had “by no means seen” him after being proven his image. When requested how lengthy she has lived on the road, she stated: “All of my life.”

Swalwell has been underneath hearth for his residency claims after a lawsuit filed by a right-wing filmmaker was amplified by progressive billionaire Tom Steyer, who known as on the California Secretary of State’s workplace to research.

Ryan Hughes, an lawyer for Steyer, argued that Swalwell is a California resident “on paper solely” and must be faraway from the June main poll, as he has not fulfilled the residency necessities to run for statewide workplace after shifting his household to Washington, DC, in accordance with The Sacramento Bee.

Swalwell, a former prosecutor who maintains a license with the State Bar, filed a sworn affidavit underneath penalty of perjury claiming that he has been a California resident since 2006 and has lived in Livermore since 2017.

Data present he lists his domicile as a house owned by Nicholas and Kristina Mrzywka, the latter of whom is reportedly the sister-in-law of Swalwell’s former political mentor, Tim Sbranti.

Krstina Mrzywka additionally filed a sworn affidavit claiming that Swalwell and his spouse Brittany entered right into a lease for the property in June 2017.

“He lives on the property when he’s within the East Bay, and retains important belongings there always,” she wrote.

On Wednesday, nobody answered the door on the 1,350-square-foot dwelling owned by the Mrzywkas, and Nicholas Mrzywka rapidly hung up when reached by telephone.

The surface of the house is extra modest than the five-star motels and boutique inns Swalwell has continuously charged to his campaigns lately, together with stays in and round his California district.

The house had trainers strewn throughout the doorstep, an upside-down container of cottage cheese was left within the yard, and pale patio chairs had been positioned close to the doorstep subsequent to a fireplace pit desk. Behind a chain-linked fence, a canine barked within the dwelling’s yard.

A girl who has lived subsequent door to the home since 2005 declined to provide her identify however stated she had by no means seen the congressman till being proven his image.

A person who left the identical dwelling minutes later instructed The Put up, “I’ve by no means seen that man round.”

Regardless of Swalwell’s claims that he has lived on the Livermore dwelling, marketing campaign information lately present the congressman has spent a major quantity of money and time staying at motels in and round his congressional district.

Simply final 12 months, Swalwell made 19 totally different fees to his marketing campaign on the luxurious resort Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, in accordance with federal marketing campaign information. Swalwell’s frequent campaigning and rubbing elbows with celebrities led him to miss probably the most votes of any energetic member of Congress by the top of final 12 months.

In 2023 and 2024, Swalwell made 24 fees at motels in San Francisco, principally staying on the five-star 1 Resort San Francisco on the Embarcadero in addition to the waterfront boutique inn Resort Griffon.

Throughout that very same time interval, Swalwell racked up 9 totally different fees at The Rose Resort in Pleasanton, a luxurious boutique inn positioned lower than eight miles from his Livermore dwelling. The congressman additionally had three fees with the resort that seem to have been overturned, totaling virtually $1,739.

Early within the pandemic in 2021 and 2022, Swalwell additionally stayed on the Rose Resort in Pleasanton regardless of claiming to reside within the district, in accordance with marketing campaign information. He additionally logged fees on the Fairmont Resort and Resort Adagio in San Francisco.

Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Legislation College, instructed The Put up that the state structure requires 5 years of residency in California earlier than an election, and a domicile requires a candidate to have a bodily presence and intent to stay or return to the house.

“It appears like there’s an actual downside right here,” Levinson stated when briefed on The Put up’s reporting.

“I feel there’s an argument that he has not, the truth is, complied with the California constitutional requirement that the governor be a resident of the state.”

Swalwell’s marketing campaign declined to reply The Put up’s questions concerning the phrases of his lease and why none of his neighbors knew a congressman and main candidate for California governor had been dwelling on their avenue for almost 9 years.

As a substitute, the congressman lashed out on social media in a tweet aimed toward Steyer and The Put up.

I obtain a whole lot of loss of life threats yearly.  My kids will not be allowed within the yard.  That’s why my tackle is non-public.  And now Tom Steyer has not solely put my life in danger but additionally my household’s by releasing my tackle.  

And the California Put up and Day by day Mail took his bait…

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) March 12, 2026

“I obtain a whole lot of loss of life threats yearly,” Swalwell wrote. “My kids will not be allowed within the yard. That’s why my tackle is non-public. And now Tom Steyer has not solely put my life in danger but additionally my household’s by releasing my tackle.”

Steyer’s marketing campaign declined to remark Wednesday night time.

The concentrate on Swalwell’s residency claims grew to become a problem after right-wing filmmaker Joel Gilbert sued Swalwell in January. Gilbert beforehand reported Swalwell’s dwelling tackle in a narrative in November 2025.

It’s unclear whether or not California officers intend to research Swalwell’s residency points, as state Lawyer Basic Rob Bonta issued an opinion that the legislation doesn’t require the Secretary of State to research whether or not a candidate truly lives the place they declare.

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