Former Rep. Eric Swalwell spent thousands of his federal campaign dollars on child care expenses in the first quarter of the year, despite not running for re-election to Congress.
Swalwell, a Democrat who has historically been one of the biggest proponents of using campaign funds for child care, spent more than $2,500 on child care in the first three months of the year, according to his old House campaign’s latest report filed Wednesday evening with the Federal Election Commission.
That money went directly to Swalwell himself for “child care reimbursement” for childcare provided by Amanda Barbosa, who is currently at the center of an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for illegally working in the country.