FEC Rules on Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's Use of Campaign Funds

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Tuesday announced that it has denied a request by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Ca.) to use campaign funds to pay for childcare expenses when he travels to support other Democratic campaigns and at the request of foreign governments and entities.

• In a statement, the FEC said that it approved a tally vote on Monday, upholding a previous ruling that campaign funds may only be used in this case for overnight childcare expenses.

FEC Response, Scrutiny

• The FEC's advisory opinion did not provide a specific opinion in denying the request pertaining to travel at the request of foreign governments, noting that the rules of the House related to such travel was not within the FEC's jurisdiction.
• Swalwell's campaign finances have come under scrutiny, with reports citing FEC filings detailing over $62,000 spent between April 1 and May 18 on "travel expenses" related to flights, Ubers, Lyfts, luxury chauffeured transportation, and hotels in the United States and France, NY Post reported.

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