Swalwell, Gonzales resignations open midterm battles

(The Center Square) – Resignations in the U.S. House are set to throw two new people into the race for control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

U.S. Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Both men resigned from Congress after allegations of sexual harassment plagued the two individuals. Gonzales already withdrew his name from running a fourth term after allegations he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staffer who later died by suicide.

“It has been my privilege to serve the residents of Texas’ twenty-third congressional district,” Gonzales wrote in a statement read on the floor of the U.S. House on Tuesday.

Gonzales will be eligible to receive a pension starting at $8,728 in 2042. He will also leave a potentially competitive U.S. House race in Texas.

Brandon Herrera, a gun rights activist, is set to take over Gonzales’ nomination after the two were set for a May 26 runoff Republican primary ...