Kyrsten Sinema may have broken the law on the way out the door: watchdog group

Outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has just over a week left before she'll be replaced by Rep. Ruben Gallego, but a government watchdog group alleges that she broke a key law on her way out the door. “It’s hard to see how any of this spending was for the benefit of the campaign.” The group explained that the Federal Election Campaign Act prevents any spending that “would exist irrespective of the candidate’s election campaign.” Sinema bailed on her election earlier in 2024, and the report noted that it caps off "a controversial single Senate term that alienated many on and off Capitol Hill." The complaint alleges that for the past year, "Sinema appears to have used her principal campaign committee, Sinema for Arizona, to fund her personal travel, including domestic chartered and international flights as well as meals, catering, and lodging related to trips to Europe, Boston, the California wine country, and several other locations, which appear unrelated to any campaign or official business." “Spending thousands of dollars of campaign contributions on yourself is even more troubling when it comes after you’ve announced you’re no longer a candidate.” Sinema finished her term with an expletive-laden parting shot to her Democratic critics in an interview.