. >>> east bay representative eric swolwell is considering running for president of the united states in the year 2020. >> and today, by the stories that i hear and the data that i look at, we are in a trump slump. >> representative eric swolwell spoke to constituents in fremont shortly after announcing that he's considering running for president. >> it's not the corruption or the chaos, it's that they are disconnected from opportunity. and i think our next president has to connect all americans. >> reporter: the people who listened to him speak like what he's done in congress so far. if help to run for president there are certain issues they hope held focus on. >> the hate and disrespect people are being shown and money issues, a lot of people don't have what they need to survive in this area. >> reporter: as public educators, looking for strong candidates who are going to fund public education which we are not seeing right now from our current federal administration, it would be very exciting. >> reporter: he's 37 years old and has been in congress less than six years. when asked ab