Eric Swalwell is facing scrutiny after an ex-staffer alleged sexual assault, triggering internal campaign turmoil. The revelation has renewed attention on his personal life and wife, Brittany Watts.
Brittany Watts is a marketing professional who has largely maintained a low public profile. She is the Ritz-Carlton resort's director of sales in Half Moon Bay, California, and received her degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Watts and Swalwell met in September 2015 through mutual friends and married in 2016. They share three children. Watts has occasionally appeared at public events alongside Swalwell, including a 2022 interview with Mehdi Hassan.
Following the sexual assault allegations made by several women, Swalwell's campaign chairman, Jimmy Gomez, has resigned from the post. He called for Swalwell's resignation and said the congressman should leave the race now so there can be full accountability without doubt, distraction, or delay.
Swalwell refuted the woman's allegations, saying 'These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor.' He added, 'My focus in the coming days is to be with my wife and children and defend our decades of service against these lies.'
