{"id":5710,"date":"2026-04-18T12:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:21:59","slug":"swalwell-spent-75k-from-defunct-congressional-campaign-in-early-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5710","title":{"rendered":"Swalwell spent $75K from defunct congressional campaign in early 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Disgraced former US Rep. Eric Swalwell burned through more than $75,000 from his congressional campaign during the first quarter of 2026 \u2014 despite ditching the race five months ago.<\/p>\n<p>He splurged on hotels, meals, booze and even babysitters, newly released FEC filings show.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell didn\u2019t have a good answer when The Post called to ask why he continued spending money from his defunct congressional campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Swalwell didn\u2019t have a good answer for the expenses when contacted by The Post Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@ericswalwell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a good question,\u201d he said Friday, before hanging up. <\/p>\n<p>The sex pest had announced on Nov. 21, 2025, he was abandoning his re-election bid for California\u2019s 14th Congressional District representing the San Francisco suburbs, embarking instead on a run for the Democratic Party\u2019s nomination for governor.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Under campaign finance laws, the money raised prior to an abandoned bid can only be spent on limited uses \u2014 such as winding down office expenses, contributing to other candidates, and donating to charity.<\/p>\n<p>But during the first three months of 2026, Swalwell spent $4,948 on hotels near home, including the Stanford Hotel in San Francisco and the private members club The Battery in the city, both in February.<\/p>\n<p>He expensed another $5,963 on food and beverages, including $429 at Washington, DC microbrewery Blue Jacket; $330 at Buffalo Bill\u2019s bar in Hayward, California; $310 at the famed Minetta Tavern in Greenwich Village, and $44 at Harry\u2019s Reserve, a DC liquor store.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some of the expenses for food and lodging were made to the private Battery Club in San Francisco. <span class=\"credit\">The Battery\/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He dished out another $2,839 on UberEats, the FEC records show.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell also blew an astounding $10,298 on Uber and Lyft rides over the course of those three months \u2014 an average of more than $110 a day.<\/p>\n<p>Other travel expenses included airfare, which totaled $6,242 for the quarter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Expenses were also made to nanny Amanda Barbosa, whose employment by Swalwell is under DHS investigation. <span class=\"credit\">Obtained by NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the embattled lefty politician paid $5,091 for childcare to his live-in Brazilian nanny Amanda Barbosa. He and wife Brittany Swalwell are under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for allegations they employed Barbosa without valid work authorization for two years.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell has since left the gubernatorial race in disgrace \u2014 and his House seat, too \u2014 in the wake of the bombshell sexual assault allegations.<\/p>\n<p>He did not respond to messages seeking further comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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