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As therace to replace him gets underway, federal regulators are pressingformer Rep. Eric Swalwellto return more than $30,000 in general election donations or face a potential audit and enforcement action.
In a June 15 letter, the Federal Election Commissionwarned Swalwell’s committeethat it must refund the funds because he is no longer running for office.
The move from the FEC is escalating pressure on the disgraced ex-congressman as multiple financial and personal controversies continue to swirl.
As the scandals deepen, voters in the San Francisco Bay Area congressional district formerly represented by Swalwell cast ballots Tuesday night to determine who willreplace the Democratin a special election for the seat.
The vote is taking place in the 14th Congressional District, which includes East Bay cities such as Fremont, Hayward and Livermore.
As of Tuesday night, with 80% of ballots counted, Democrat Aisha Wahab led the field with 42.6% 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 16.8% of the vote (17,619 votes), followed by Rakhi Israni Singh in third at 13.3% (13,946 votes).
Wahab is considered a staunchly progressive, left-leaning liberal.
The district leans very left and has long been considered easy territory for Democrats.
The top two candidates from the field will advance to an Aug. 18 runoff election.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
