Eric Swalwell

""These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor.""

""For nearly 20 years, I have served the public - as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women.""

""I do not suggest to you that I am perfect or a saint. I've certainly made mistakes in judgment in my past.""

"These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor."

"These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor."

"I have no skin in the game of who becomes governor of California, but I feel people have a right to know whether the person who leads a state that is a safe haven for so many women actually treats women with dignity and will protect their rights."

"These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor."

"For nearly 20 years, I have served the public - as a prosecutor and a congressman, and have always protected women."

"I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action."

"These allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They’re absolutely false. They did not happen, they have never happened, and I will fight them with everything that I have."

"These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor."

"These allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They are absolutely false, they did not happen."

"These allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They're absolutely false."

"These allegations of sexual assault are flat false. They are absolutely false, they did not happen."

"For nearly 20 years, I have served the public - as a prosecutor and a congressman, and have always protected women."

"I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action."

"I do not suggest to you that I am perfect or a saint."

"I am suspending my campaign for governor."

"I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made - but that's my fight, not a campaign's."

"For nearly 20 years, I have served the public - as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women. I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action."

"My focus in the coming days is to be with my wife and children and defend our decades of service against these lies."

"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgement I've made in my past."

"I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me."

"But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties."

"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past."

"Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties."

"I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me."

"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past."

"Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong."

"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past."

"These accusations are false, fabricated, and deeply offensive - a calculated and transparent political hit job."

"categorically and unequivocally denies each and every allegation of sexual misconduct and assault that has been leveled against him."

"I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past."

"mistakes in judgments I've made in my past"

"I would 'fight the serious, false allegations that have been made – but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.'"