The resignation of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) came as little surprise. The reports in both CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle alleging sexual misconduct and even sexual assault led to Democrats immediately calling for him to drop out of the California governor’s race. And he already faced an Ethics Committee investigation.
What was more surprising was that Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) finally resigned hours later, after months of media reports, mostly in The San Antonio Express-News about him engaging in an affair with a married staffer who later committed suicide.
