Eric Swalwell — Governor Candidate Questionnaire
Questionnaire by the GrowSF Endorsement Team, responses by Candidate
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GrowSF’s endorsement for Governor:
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- Office: Governor
- Election Date: June 2, 2026
- Candidate: Eric Swalwell
- Due Date: March 4, 2026
Thank you for seeking GrowSF's endorsement for the June 2, 2026 primary election! GrowSF believes in a growing, vibrant, healthy, safe, and prosperous city via common sense solutions and effective government.
As a candidate for state office, your day-to-day responsibilities in office will affect not just San Francisco, but California as a whole. As a representative of the people of California and of San Francisco, the policies you bring to Sacramento should reflect the best of what we have to offer.
The GrowSF endorsement committee will review all completed questionnaires and seek consensus on which candidates best align with our vision for San Francisco and have the expertise to enact meaningful policy changes.
We ask that you please complete this questionnaire by March 4, 2026 so we have enough time to adequately review and discuss your answers.
Your Policy Goals
1. What policies do you hope to change or preserve by running for Governor? Please be specific, and list them in order of priority.
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2. Why those policies?
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3. Explain why your #1 goal is your #1 goal.
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4. How will you build the coalition and political capital to enact your #1 goal? What obstacles will you face, and how will you overcome them? Will the power of the office of Governor be enough to achieve this goal?
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5. Will the power of the office of Governor be enough to achieve the other goals?
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6. What is an "out there" change that you would make to state or local government policy, if you could?
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Your Leadership
7. Why are you running for Governor?
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8. In your own words, what are the core constitutional and statutory responsibilities of the Governor?
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9. What makes you uniquely qualified for this position?
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10. What three measurable outcomes should Californians use to evaluate your success after your first two years in office?
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The Issues
11. California housing production remains far below need. What are the three most important levers a Governor can use to increase housing production at all price levels? For each, specify a measurable target you would aim to reach by 2030.
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12. State laws require cities to plan for housing, but enforcement has been inconsistent. How would you ensure cities — including politically resistant ones — comply with state housing law?
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13. Disrupting fentanyl trafficking requires cooperation between state law enforcement, the Attorney General, local prosecutors, and federal authorities. How would you use the Governor's authority to disrupt fentanyl trafficking networks? What metrics will you publicly track to evaluate progress?
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14. California's mental-health treatment system is strained... What is your plan to expand California's state and county mental-health treatment capacity?
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15. California's transit systems face structural deficits, declining ridership, safety concerns, and fragmented governance. What is your plan to ensure that California's major metro transit systems become financially stable, safe, and reliable by 2029?
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16. California faces intense competition for jobs, investment, and talent. What three reforms — regulatory, tax, or permitting — will you prioritize to improve California's business climate?
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17. California faces recurring structural deficits and heavy reliance on capital-gains revenues. How would you address the structural deficit without undermining long-term investments?
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18. You appoint key UC, CSU, and Community College board members. What would be your priorities for your higher-education appointments, and what outcomes would you expect those boards to deliver?
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19. California must triple its grid capacity by 2045 for electrification goals. What is your strategy for accelerating renewable generation, storage, and transmission?
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20. California has spent billions on homelessness, but results vary widely by region, and nearly 200,000 people remain homeless. What, specifically, has California done wrong to cause this crisis, and what has it done wrong in attempting to solve it?
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21. How will you tie state homelessness funding to measurable outcomes—especially in high-need cities like San Francisco?
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22. What is your plan to scale up vegetation management, hardening, and utility oversight to reduce wildfire risk? What metrics will you use to track progress?
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23. California faces slow permitting, outdated IT systems, and high project-delivery costs. What is one major modernization initiative you would lead, and what measurable improvement would you aim for by 2028?
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Personal
24. How long have you lived in California? What brought you here and what keeps you here?
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25. What do you love most about California and/or your hometown?
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26. What do you dislike the most about California and/or your hometown?
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27. Tell us about your current involvement in the community.
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