Eric Swalwell receives an average salary of $174,000 per year from his successful career as a politician.
Eric Swalwell attended Campbell University in North Carolina from 1999 to 2001. Swalwell later transferred to the University of Maryland, College Park, where he received a bachelor of arts in government and politics in 2003.
As a college student, Eric Swalwell served as a student liaison to the College Park City Council and interned for Ellen Tauscher.
Eric Michael Swalwell is a member of the Democratic Party and was a first-generation college student.
Eric Swalwell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, defeating 40-year incumbent Pete Stark in an upset. Eric Swalwell is the father of Eric Nelson Swalwell and Kathryn Watts Swalwell.
Eric Swalwell served on the Dublin Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission from 2006 to 2008. Eric Swalwell has co-chaired the House Democratic Steering Committee since 2017.
Eric Swalwell was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries from April to July 2019 before he dropped out.