Image: Left: Rep. Eric Swalwell listens during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. Right: Rep. Tony Gonzales departs a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post, Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc; Getty Images)

The 19th News reports: “Two members of Congress facing sexual misconduct allegations from former staffers are set to resign from the House amid a push to expel them from Congress. Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who represents California’s 14th Congressional District, and Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, both said Monday they plan to resign.

In a statement, Swalwell apologized to his family and staff for “mistakes in judgment” he’d made while vowing to fight the “serious, false allegation made against me.” He did not say in his statement whether his resignation was effective immediately.

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