First appearance on Fox: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign has regularly spent millions on luxury items such as luxury hotels, flights, yachts and limousines, including international travel.
Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by Fox News Digital show that the California Democrat continued that trend in the final three months of 2023 from his district to as far away as the United Arab Emirates. Became.
According to year-end filings, the Swalwell Commission will pay $1,700 for the five-star Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai’s “most iconic hotel” and considered one of the most expensive hotels in the world. He reported that he had paid similar prices three times.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign spent nearly $90,000 more on travel in the fourth quarter of 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Burj Al Arab Hotel prides itself on being “a global symbol of Arabian luxury”. There are a variety of suites starting at around $1,300 per night, and amenities include a private beach, two outdoor and indoor pools, a spa, eight restaurants and two bars.
But the Dubai spending was not his campaign’s only international spending in 2023. The commission previously paid thousands of dollars to hotels and restaurants in London and Germany earlier this year.
Burj Al Arab Hotel (Dubai) (Frank DiMarco, via Getty Images)
According to filings, Swalwell’s committee spent nearly $90,000 on travel expenses in the last three months of 2023 alone, including at various other hotels, including 1 Hotel San Francisco, Austin Proper Hotel and Times Square Edition. spent.
Eric Swalwell spent more campaign money on travel and luxury accommodations than Nancy Pelosi
Mr. Swalwell previously spent more money on travel than Nancy Pelosi. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The trip included nearly $47,000 in airfare, mostly on United Airlines and American Airlines, in addition to hotels. His committee also spent nearly $45,000 on private security and just under $7,000 on Sunny executive sedans, which provide customers with limousines and other luxury cars and SUVs.
Spending reports from the Swalwell campaign also show the campaign dropped more than $1,200 on Washington Suite Life, which promotes Washington, D.C.’s “top luxury suite brokerage.” There is also a $5,364 payment to Fan Experience LLC. A company that arranges tickets for sporting events and concerts. The company specializes in NCAA and NFL tickets.
One list in the report shows a $1,560 charge for “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. Swalwell has been rooting for the 49ers in his social media posts over the past few years.
Campaign reports also show that thousands of dollars were spent at upscale restaurants in Washington, D.C. $871 was spent in four transactions at Charlie Palmer’s. His two transactions at El Presidente cost him $895. His three transactions at the Four Seasons Bourbon Steakhouse cost him more than $600. $717 was spent on things including two transactions at Joe’s Seafood.
Swalwell’s campaign also spent nearly $17,000 in fundraising costs with Just Dreaming Yacht Charters, a San Francisco agency that offers “relaxing luxury” private yachts for up to 40 people.
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Mr. Swalwell’s campaign routinely spends large amounts of money on travel and lodging, even though it has only three paid staff members. Throughout the 2022 campaign, his campaign spent more on travel and luxury accommodations than then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
During that time, Mr. Swalwell’s committee spent $583,000 on travel and Ms. Pelosi’s committee spent $434,000.
Swalwell’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
