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亚利桑那州参议员与前众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔共同设立了一个联合筹款委员会，以此出席2023年的超级碗赛事
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“这就是你们该做的事”：加莱戈为超级碗筹款活动辩护， amid对竞选开支的质疑
亚利桑那州民主党参议员鲁本·加莱戈在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时为高调活动筹款行为辩护，称候选人必须“到有钱的地方去筹款”。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 摄 福克斯新闻数字频道）
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亚利桑那州民主党参议员鲁本·加莱戈为其竞选资助的差旅和筹款活动进行了辩护。此前有报道披露，他的政治委员会支付了奢华差旅、育儿及活动相关开支。加莱戈称，前往超级碗和迈阿密的行程都是为其政治运作筹集资金的合法举措。
“要筹钱就必须到有钱的地方去，”当被问及外界对这些开支的批评时，加莱戈告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
近期有报道称，根据财务申报文件，加莱戈利用其领导政治行动委员会支付了多项奢华旅行的费用，包括前往迈阿密、圣巴特、迪士尼乐园、迪士尼世界和芝加哥的行程。据Politico报道，一位熟悉加莱戈开支情况的消息人士透露，这位参议员经常用竞选资金带家人进行这些度假，并使用捐赠资金支付子女的保姆费用。
亚利桑那州民主党参议员鲁本·加莱戈于2025年12月11日在华盛顿特区参议院会议厅外离场，此前两项旨在抑制保费上涨的 opposing医疗保健法案均未获得通过。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
联邦选举委员会的记录还显示，加莱戈利用与前众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔的联合筹款委员会为自己和妻子购买了出席2023年超级碗的门票。斯瓦威尔近期因多名女性指控这名加利福尼亚州民主党议员性侵而辞去了国会职务。
当被问及近期的财务争议时，加莱戈称此次超级碗之行是一场筹款活动——“斯瓦威尔胜利基金”，他与斯瓦威尔共同主办了这场活动。
“超级碗当时就在亚利桑那州举办，我代表亚利桑那州，”加莱戈说。“我们2023年在亚利桑那州举办了一场超级碗筹款活动，为我的竞选活动筹集资金。这就是你们该做的事。”
斯瓦威尔在国会的“挚友”在重磅指控摧毁其政治生涯后倒戈
2021年卡塔尔之行期间，时为亚利桑那州民主党众议员的鲁本·加莱戈与加利福尼亚州民主党众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔及各自妻子赤裸上身骑骆驼，此次行程由美卡塔尔商业委员会资助。（福克斯新闻/塔克·卡尔森今夜栏目）
该活动与捐赠者在亚利桑那州格伦代尔的州立农场体育场举办，距加莱戈宣布竞选亚利桑那州参议员仅20天。Politico获得的邀请函显示，门票售价为5000美元，赛前早午餐需额外支付1000美元。
此次活动总花费超过3.7万美元，两位议员各自获得约8000美元筹款，赛后该联合委员会随即解散。
加莱戈的发言人告诉Politico，“门票是以公平市场价格购买的”，并且“在本地体育赛事中接待捐赠者和支持者是两党都普遍采用的做法。”
“很多人都会在高尔夫锦标赛、纳斯卡赛车、印地赛车赛事中举办筹款活动，”加莱戈告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“这其实没什么两样。”
这位亚利桑那州民主党议员还使用政治行动委员会的资金资助了一次迈阿密之行，此次行程恰逢其妻子悉尼·加莱戈的生日。夫妇二人入住了迈阿密海滩的劳厄斯酒店，相关开支超过9000美元。
“我们在迈阿密的九场活动中筹集了约5万美元，”加莱戈说。
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亚利桑那州参议员鲁本·加莱戈为民主党延长奥巴马医改补贴的努力辩护。（吴仲贤/路透社）
加莱戈的发言人告诉Politico，加莱戈夫妇“在迈阿密之行期间参加了多场有大量民众参与的政治活动和筹款活动”，但未具体说明相关活动的数量，也未提及此次行程与生日相关的细节。
联邦竞选资金通常不能转为个人使用，但联邦选举委员会的指导方针允许与竞选相关的差旅、筹款活动期间的餐饮费用，以及因竞选活动直接产生的育儿开支。若行程同时涉及个人和竞选用途，则需要报销个人部分的费用。
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Swalwell friend Gallego defends campaign-funded Super Bowl, Miami trips: ‘Go where the money is’
June 24, 2026 1:36pm EDT / Fox News
The Arizona senator used a joint fundraising committee with former Rep Eric Swalwell to attend the 2023 game
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‘That’s what you do’: Gallego defends Super Bowl fundraiser amid questions about campaign spending
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., defended fundraising at high-profile events, in an interview with Fox News Digital, saying candidates must “go where the money is to raise money.” (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., defended his campaign-funded travel and fundraising events after recent reporting detailed luxury travel, childcare and event expenses paid through his political committees, arguing that trips to the Super Bowl and Miami were legitimate efforts to raise money for his political operation.
“You have to go where the money is to raise money,” Gallego told Fox News Digital when asked about criticism surrounding the expenditures.
It was recently reported that Gallego used his leadership PAC to pay for a variety of luxurious trips, including trips to Miami, Saint Barthélemy, Disneyland, Disney World and Chicago, according to financial filings. A source familiar with Gallego’s spending said the senator often used campaign cash to bring his family on these vacations and used donor cash to fund babysitting services for his children, as reported by Politico.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., walks out of the Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2025, after two opposing health care bills intended to curb rising premiums failed.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Federal Election Commission records also show Gallego using a joint fundraising committee with former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who recently resigned from Congress after multiple women accused the California Democrat of sexual assault, that was used to fund tickets for him and his wife to attend the 2023 Super Bowl.
When asked about his recent financial controversies, Gallego claimed the Super Bowl endeavor to be a fundraiser event, the “Swallego Victory Fund,” which he hosted with Swalwell.
“The Super Bowl was in Arizona, I represent Arizona,” Gallego said. “We threw a Super Bowl fundraiser in Arizona where we raised money for my election in 2023. That’s what you do.”
SWALWELL’S ‘BEST FRIEND’ IN CONGRESS TURNS ON HIM AFTER BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS TORPEDO HIS POLITICAL CAREER
Then-Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., are pictured with their wives riding camels shirtless during a 2021 trip to Qatar funded by the U.S.-Qatar Business Council.(FOX NEWS/Tucker Carlson Tonight)
The event was held with donors at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, just 20 days after Gallego launched his Arizona Senate bid. A copy of the invitation obtained by Politico shows tickets costing $5,000, including a brunch that could be attended before the game for an additional $1,000.
The event cost over $37,000, with both lawmakers each receiving roughly $8,000 and halting the joint committee after the game.
A Gallego spokesperson told Politico that the “tickets were purchased at fair market value” and that “hosting donors and supporters at sporting events in their areas is a common, bipartisan practice.”
“There’s a lot of people that do fundraisers at golf tournaments, at NASCAR, at IndyCar,” Gallego told Fox News Digital. “So this is just the very same thing.”
The Arizona Democrat also used PAC money for a trip to Miami that coincided with his wife, Sydney Gallego’s, birthday. The couple retreated to the Loews hotel on Miami Beach and charged over $9,000 in expenses.
“We raised about $50,000 in our nine events in Miami,” Gallego said.
FAR-LEFT FIREBRAND SPENDS EYE-POPPING AMOUNT OF CAMPAIGN CASH ON LUXURY HOTELS, ‘TOP-TIER’ LIMO SERVICES
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego defended Democrats’ efforts to extend Obamacare subsidies.(Go Nakamura/Reuters)
A Gallego spokesperson told Politico that the Gallegos “attended several widely attended political events and fundraisers” on their trip to Miami, but did not specify any specific numbers nor address the birthday aspect of the trip.
Federal campaign funds generally cannot be converted to personal use, but FEC guidance allows campaign-related travel, meals at fundraising events and childcare expenses incurred as a direct result of campaign activity. Mixed personal and campaign travel can require reimbursement for the personal portion.
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Fox News Digital has not cited any FEC finding that the expenses violated campaign finance law.
Fox News Digital’s Robert Schmad contributed to this report.
Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.
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