Representative Jimmy Gomez, a married member of Eric Swalwell’s “Cool Kids Clique,” was seen discreetly kissing a significantly younger congressional aide during the summer of 2023, sources told The NY Post.
Former Representative Swalwell recently gained attention for his off-floor activities. Swalwell (D-Calif.) became associated with Gomez, a fellow Democrat from California, and Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) while all three were still serving in the House, the insiders told The Post.
The trio is known for their social interactions and drinking.
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Bombshell allegations against Gomez
While Gallego encountered inquiries regarding his knowledge after a minimum of five women accused Swalwell of sexual assault and harassment, people engaged in Democratic politics informed The Post that the less prominent Gomez, 51, deserves greater examination.
“This behavior of open philandering by married male members of Congress is pervasive and long overdue to be addressed,” an insider told The Post.
“Regardless [of whether] it is a staff member of their own or another congressman, there is a massive power dynamic that fosters a culture of abuse. You have these married male congressmen openly cheating on their wives with female staffers — how is that not grounds for expulsion?”
The incident that occurred in 2023 involved Gomez engaging in intimate behavior with an aide to another House Democrat outside a backyard gathering hosted by Swalwell to mark the beginning of the August congressional recess.
A second source, who was awaiting an Uber, remembered that “someone pointed it out and it took me a second to recognize who it was.”
This insider further stated that he found Gomez’s conduct concerning because “he was married,” although congressional ethics guidelines typically do not prohibit consensual relationships between Congress members and staff they do not oversee.
The congressional employee was not part of Gomez’s staff.
Jimmy Gomez’s spokesperson gives clarification
A spokesperson for Gomez stated that the reports were “not true” and that the intimate encounter did not take place.
Meanwhile, the woman who was allegedly involved in the kissing scene has refuted to offer any remarks.
Gomez has separated himself from Swalwell, who has stepped down as co-chair of his California gubernatorial campaign after the first sexual misconduct allegations surfaced on April 10. Gomez described the allegations as “shocking” and “the ugliest and most serious accusations imaginable.”
Swalwell, who represented a district just north of Silicon Valley, exited the California governor’s race late on Sunday and stepped down from Congress on Tuesday.
Jimmy Gomez family: All we know about his wife and son
Gomez is wed to Mary, who serves as an aide to Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles and ex-United States Ambassador to India. The couple resides in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles. They are parents to one son named Hodge.
Before his election to Congress in June 2017, Congressman Gomez spent four and a half years in the California State Assembly, where he held the position of Chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. During his time in the Assembly, Congressman Gomez established himself as a recognized national advocate for paid family leave and addressing climate change.
