Rep’s congressional campaign. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) reportedly kept his spending habits and earned nearly $60,000 in travel expenses while traveling to Miami Beach, Florida and Paris, France.
In fact, campaign travel costs from April 1 to May 18 were $57,094, just $10,000 less than the average American household salary in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Swalwell’s campaign, which had only two official employees, used 1000 cash for a luxury hotel and airfare. According to Fox News, the campaign will spend $4,708 on lodging at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, where room rates range from $400 to $3,700 per night. He also spent $1,752 at the five-star La Maison Champs-Elysées in Paris, France, where room rates range from about $1,000 to $1,200 per night.
Fox News said luxury hotels are “away from the neighbourhood,” meaning the campaign needs to distribute money to airlines. The Swalwell campaign spent $13,312 for United Airlines flights, $7,815 for American Airlines and $1,300 for Alaska Airlines.
Additionally, the congressman donated nearly $6,000 to the luxury limousine obsession, along with $1,452 for Lyft rides and $1,055 for Uber rides, according to campaign statements. Fox News noted that all travel expenses add up to more than the combined costs of “communication consulting” and “fundraising services.”
Last year, Swalwell reportedly spent thousands of campaign dollars on alcohol and limo services, in addition to more than $20,000 at the same luxury hotel where his wife worked.
Breitbart News wrote:
Swalwell’s campaign paid for 26 trips to California, which he made in a variety of limousines and luxury cars, costing more than $10,000. In addition, 26 thousand dollars were spent on luxury hotels. According to the report, more than $20,000 in campaign funds was spent on the Ritz Carlton and Half Moon Bay hotels, where her husband is the sales director. His LinkedIn profile states that he has been with the company since February 2015.
The report states that Swalwell also spent $566 on “Food & Beverage” through its Drizly delivery service, a “platform that simplifies wine delivery.” It was made in nine separate orders from $5.79 to $124.86.
Swalwell, who is still in the second quarter, spent $1,151 on “Appetizers” from Capitol Hill Wine and Spirits, with which he has made more than seven trips. The liquor store is on the edge of the US Capitol and about a nine-minute walk from his office. The report showed that the campaign spent nearly $4,400 on “catering” and “soft drinks” at two California wineries on the same day.
Also, last month, a California Democrat’s attorney asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to allow Swalwell, as a “high-profile Congressman,” to use his congressional campaign donations to babysit his three children. on business trips abroad. taxpayer-funded government-sponsored businesses.
A lawyer for the congressman’s campaign said his status as a “leading member of Congress” and an “active fundraiser” earned him “numerous invitations” to various events, “including invitations from foreign governments.” trip.
If the FEC expands its rule to allow candidates to spend their campaign money on “nightly childcare,” that would be an “advantage” that won’t apply to more working Americans who have to pay for out-of-pocket childcare.
Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. Write him [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @JacobMBliss.
Source: Breitbart
