Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who has been a leading critic of the Trump administration, says he is running for governor of California in the 2026 election.

He made the announcement on his official campaign website , which went live Thursday night ahead of a scheduled appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Swalwell got a standing ovation from the audience when he then announced his run on Kimmel's show.

"Our state, this great state, needs a fighter and a protector," Swalwell remarked to Kimmel.

"I've been in these fights as a City Council member up in Dublin, my hometown, as a prosecutor in Oakland and taking on the most corrupt president ever in the U.S. Congress, but I'm ready to bring this fight home," Swalwell said .

He also said he doesn't trust that the files concerning convict

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