Phoenix, Arizona— A federal campaign watchdog has accused former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of illegally spending more than $700,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses after leaving office.
According to a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Campaign Legal Center alleges Sinema violated the Federal Election Campaign Act by using campaign money in 2025 for luxury hotels, travel, meals, staff salaries and other expenses unrelated to political activity. Federal law permits former officeholders a six-month wind-down period to close campaign operations, but the complaint claims spending continued beyond the July 3, 2025 deadline and through at least October.
When Sinema left the Senate on Jan. 3, 2025, her campaign held $4.2 million. By Jan. 31, 2026, all funds had been spent, according to her termination filing.
The complaint details payments of $151,000 to a former adviser who had joined a lobbying firm and $85,000 to a former deputy chief of staff working elsewhere. It also questions $109,000 in security payments, more than $230,000 in travel expenses, and nearly $20,000 in meals, including a $1,300 dinner in London.
Sinema did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FEC would determine whether an investigation proceeds.
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