FEC Puts Disgraced Ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell On Notice: ‘Must Be Returned’

Serious allegations of sexual misconduct forced him out of the California gubernatorial race and out of Congress. Now his alleged actions are coming back to him in the pocketbook.

According to a recent letter from the Federal Elections Commission, the former congressman’s truncated campaign is on the hook to return a slew of donations.

As the Daily Caller reported: 

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) told former Democrat California Rep. Eric Swalwell he must refund contributions from his now-suspended gubernatorial campaign or face an audit, according to a June 15 letter.

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Swalwell received the warning following a review of his amended year-end report, dated Oct. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025, according to the June 15 FEC letter. The letter includes a list of 16 contributions from individual donors that the FEC noted: “do not appear to have been remedied.” A candidate must refund contributions within 60 days of announcing a decision not to seek office or re-election.

Swalwell received over $30,000 in campaign donations during that period, according to the same letter.

“Since the candidate is not seeking office and will not participate in the general election, any contributions received for the general election must be returned to the donors, in accordance with 11 CFR 110.1(b)(3).”

Many social media comments delighted in what they saw as the latest comeuppance for the disgraced ex-lawmaker:

Slime bag no telling how much harm him and Fang Fang did us in China

— Dogs&Mom (@DogsMom31506) June 17, 2026

$30k? What about the millions for donations from people and corporate sponsors?

— thecolonel1215 (@thecolonel1215) June 17, 2026

finally accountability! I’m sorry that it’s only $30,000 – but we will take what we can get

— Nancy Moore (@NancyMoore1966) June 17, 2026

Meanwhile, the effort to replace Swalwell on Capitol Hill moves forward, as the New York Post reported: 

Despite months of controversy surrounding the Democrat, voters in the deep-blue East Bay aren’t breaking their habit. 

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With 82% of ballots counted as of 10:17 p.m., Democrat Aisha Wahab led the field with 42.4% of the vote, short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff under California’s top-two system.

Trailing the frontrunner, Melissa Hernandez held second place with 16.7% of the vote (17,848 votes), followed by Rakhi Israni Singh in third at 13.2% (14,160 votes). 

Both are Democrats.

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