Gallego Used PAC Funds for $9,161 Miami Stay and St. Barts Trip
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 12
Gallego Used PAC Funds for $9,161 Miami Stay and St. Barts Trip
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 12
Summary
Juntos PAC paid for Ruben Gallego’s and his wife’s travel to St. Barts and a Miami birthday weekend, including more than $9,161 at the Loews Miami Beach and at least $2,500 in flights.
The St. Barts trip coincided with the birthday of Carlos Zaffirini — a donor and his wife’s boss — while Gallego’s office said both trips included donor meetings and were reviewed by counsel.
Campaign filings also show more than $8,200 in childcare reimbursements over the past year, plus payments to an au pair service, a Senate staffer’s family member and, in 2022, Gallego’s mother-in-law.
Campaign finance experts said the spending may be legal because fundraising was involved and leadership PACs face weak personal-use limits, but called the optics poor and the case a sign of lax rules.