00:00Lawsuit claims Eric Swalwell doesn't actually live in California.
00:05U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell's bid to succeed, Governor Gavin Newsom faces a
00:10Sacramento County lawsuit by activist Joel Gilbert, alleging he does not reside in California.
00:15Despite listing Sacramento address, conservative activist Joel Gilbert claims Swalwell
00:20does not live in California. According to the petition for writ of mandate, the
00:25address Swalwell provided on his Form 501, a candidate intention statement.
00:30Filed December 4th is not a residence, but a business suite in a high rise.
00:35That address is not a residence. It is the office address of Swalwell's campaigner
00:40attorneys. Gilbert claims California's constitution requires gubernatorial
00:45candidates to have lived in the state for five consecutive years. The lawsuit claims
00:50representative Eric Swalwell's true residence is a $1.2 million home.
00:55in Washington, D.C., listed as his principal residence.
01:002022 mortgage documents. It argues he is either guilty of mortgage fraud or
01:05ineligible to run for California governor since the state constitution requires five years of
01:10residency. The suit asked California's secretary of state to bar him from the November
01:15election, alleging he owns or leases no property in California and has disclosed
01:20no California real estate since 2011. The lawsuit accuses Swalwell of per-
01:25perjury. Swalwell, 45, has represented the San Francisco Bay Area
01:30in Congress since 2012. He announced candidacy on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
01:35November 20, and received endorsements from Sean Penn.
01:38I'm running for governor because
01:40his prices are too high and people are scared. Swalwell's campaign website states,
01:45if Gilbert's lawsuit succeeds, it could keep Swalwell off the ballot.
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