Swalwell is the representative for California’s 15th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Swalwell is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
![Photo of Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA15]](/static/legislator-photos/412514-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Swalwell.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Swalwell is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Swalwell has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Sep 23, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Eric Swalwell sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Swalwell was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1671 (113th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6937 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, as the “James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office”.
- H.R. 3771 (113th): Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Swalwell sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (38%) Crime and Law Enforcement (24%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Taxation (9%) Labor and Employment (9%) Health (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Swalwell’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7761: Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act
- H.R. 7473: Main Street Revival Act of 2020
- H.R. 7185: Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act
- H.Res. 890: MOBILE Resolution
- H.R. 5561: WIRED Act
- H.R. 4481: Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2019
- H.R. 4393: Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2020, Swalwell missed 340 of 4,646 roll call votes, which is 7.3%. This is much worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events. Legislators running for president or vice president typically miss votes while on the campaign trail — that’s normal. See our analysis of presidential candidates’ missed votes.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
