Embattled California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is currently fighting off allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, has lived a public-facing life for two decades — but his wife of nine years seems to prefer privacy.

After Swalwell’s previous marriage ended in divorce, he and 31-year-old Brittany Watts were set up my mutual pals in 2015, according to a marriage notice in the New York Times.

After a year of dating, the pair tied the knot in October 2016 in Oakland, in a ceremony presided over by Nancy E. O’Malley, the Alameda County district attorney and deputy marriage commissioner at the time.

The couple share three young children — Nelson, Cricket and Hank — and live in the luxurious wine region of Livermore, California.

Outside of her husband’s political pursuits, Watts has her own impressive career.

She graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and has worked in the hospitality industry for over 10 years, the Times reported.

The now-41-year-old previously worked as a director of sales at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon, California, the outlet reported. She also worked as the director of corporate and leisure travel sales for the Loews Chicago Hotel, according to an employment history report.

She is now a small-business owner in the hospitality industry, according to her husband’s government bio.

In light of her husband’s allegations, it appears that Watts deleted her social media accounts, but she is often paraded on Swalwell’s accounts for birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.

Earlier this year, Swalwell gushed over his wife as the “mom and wife who does it all,” telling his almost half-a-million followers on Instagram, “She does it with ease, grace, and beauty.”

More recently, Swalwell posted a chummy, loved-up video of him walking hand-in-hand with his wife along a Californian beach. The married couple discussed his political run for governor, in which he said he got a “Major endorsement” from his “wife and best friend.”

In the video dated March 29, Watts boasted that her husband is a “really great dad,” “really great husband,” and that she and her kids “can count on [Swalwell] for anything.”

Watts has not made any public statement about her husband’s sexual misconduct and assault allegations.

The 45-year-old Democratic favorite in the Californian governor’s race issued a blistering video statement Friday night, vehemently refuting the allegations and apologized Watts for making “mistakes in judgment in my past.”

“But those mistakes are between me and my wife, and to her I apologize deeply for putting her in this position,” he continued.

Swalwell dramatically announced he was resigning from Congress on Monday just hours before a bombshell press conference from one of his alleged victims.

The married former California governor hopeful again defiantly shot down the sexual assault and rape claims against him — but said he felt it was right to step aside amid the chaos.

Congress erupted at the update, with Florida Rep Anna Paulina Luna claiming “more disgusting stuff coming” that she argued could send him to jail.

Swalwell’s statement, which extinguishes the final flame in his rollercoaster political career, came just hours after the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the allegations against him, which will now be scrapped when he officially resigns.

The fallout has also embroiled Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, who is under fire over sexual advances towards an aide who later committed suicide, as he suddenly said he will retire from Congress.

Swalwell said Monday: “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.

“I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.

“I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members. Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong.

“But it’s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress.”

The California Post reached out to Swalwell and Watts for comment.

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