 He also served on the Dublin Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission from 2006 to 2008 and on the Dublin Planning Commission from 2008 to 2010 before winning election to the Dublin City Council in 2010.While he was running for the U.S. Congress, an attempted recall of Swalwell from the city council led by an anonymous group began, but after he won election to the U.S. House, the attempt was abandoned.In September 2011, Swalwell filed to run for Congress in the 15th district of California The district had previously been the 13th, represented by 20-term incumbent Democrat Pete Stark.