California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell appears to have donated large amounts of campaign funds to Super Bowl tickets and other stadium items for the big game, according to FEC records reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Swalwell, who posted a photo on his Instagram Story of himself attending the Super Bowl on February 11th wearing San Francisco 49ers gear, has reported large debts in past financial disclosure reports. Considering this, people are wondering how he got the tickets.
of his committee Preliminary application The Feb. 6 campaign sent about $22,000 of the donations to the 49ers Football Company, according to a report to the Federal Election Commission covering donations and expenditures from January to mid-February. , LLC, or on “event tickets” with the San Francisco Football Company. 49ers, as a fundraiser.
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Congressman Eric Swalwell’s campaign is believed to have spent thousands of dollars on Super Bowl tickets. (FOX News Digital/Elizabeth Elkind)
Swalwell’s filing includes a $962 ticket refund to 49ers co-owner Gideon Yu on Feb. 8 and a $100 refund to Allegiant Stadium, where the 49ers played the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. The above expenditures are also shown.
Another big expense was $30,900 for the Las Vegas Raiders, an NFL team that plays at Allegiant Stadium. According to the filing, the cost was “event ticket fees for a fundraising event.” The filing also shows the campaign spent nearly $3,000 on “food and beverages” at Alexa’s Las Vegas, “Las Vegas’ last centrally located restaurant and bar.”
His campaign did not respond to requests for comment on the spending, which was first reported by the newspaper. Washington Free Beacon.
Mr. Swalwell’s campaign has regularly invested in luxury goods and lodging. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The California Democratic Party’s campaign has spent heavily on luxury goods and luxury accommodations.
Before what appears to be a Super Bowl purchase, his campaign spent $1,560 on “fundraising event tickets” at Aramark at Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles played on Dec. 4. According to the Eagles’ schedule, they played the San Francisco 49ers the day before.
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Mr. Swalwell’s campaign invested in hotels in Dubai, London and Germany last year. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The latest filing also revealed that Swalwell spent more than $3,000 last month at the Loews Hotel Miami Beach, which features a full-service spa and several restaurants and lounges. The application also includes nearly $1,000 for food and beverages at Mira Miami Beach, which is “high-end Mediterranean and Japanese cuisine in a glamorous venue with a stylish cocktail bar,” according to Citybox Media. It is also shown that
Fox News Digital reported earlier this month that Swalwell’s campaign had spent more than $90,000 on travel expenses for the final three months of 2023, including a $1,700 stay at the five-star Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. It was reported that it was included.
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It has become common for Mr. Swalwell to spend campaign funds internationally. Prior to Dubai, his committee, which has just three salaried employees, had spent thousands of dollars in hotels and restaurants in London and Germany earlier this year.
