{"id":2630507,"date":"2026-07-16T08:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ruben-gallego-donates-19000-from-swalwell-to-sexual-violence-prevention\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:39:36","slug":"ruben-gallego-donates-19000-from-swalwell-to-sexual-violence-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ruben-gallego-donates-19000-from-swalwell-to-sexual-violence-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Gallego donates $19,000 from Swalwell to sexual violence prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fruben-gallego-donates-19000-from-swalwell-to-sexual-violence-prevention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) donated $19,000, received from Eric Swalwell\u2019s campaign, to an Arizona nonprofit dedicated to preventing sexual adn domestic violence. This donation occured in early May, about a month after Swalwell resigned from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies. Gallego and Swalwell were close allies during their time in the House, but Swalwell faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct in April, leading to his resignation and suspension of his campaign. Gallego expressed regret over his association with Swalwell, emphasizing their longstanding family friendship. Currently, Gallego is under investigation by the Department of Justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/giulianis-lawyer-accuses-doj-of-corrupt-double-standard-in-executing-warrants-against-him\/\" title=\"Giuliani\u2019s Lawyer Accuses DOJ of \u2018Corrupt Double Standard\u2019 In Executing Warrants Against Him\">alleged campaign finance violations<\/a>, which his spokesperson attributes to political attacks. Additionally, the Senate Ethics Board dismissed a misconduct complaint against Gallego, with his team highlighting that these developments follow recent political clearing. Recent campaign filings show Gallego&#8217;s former committee refunded about $200,000 in political contributions after he ended his gubernatorial bid and resigned from Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10230\"> Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ) donated $19,000 that he had received from former Democratic California Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2345\">Eric Swalwell\u2019s <\/a>campaign to an Arizona nonprofit organization focused on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-assault\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"143\">preventing sexual and domestic violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gallego made the donation to the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence in early May, about a month after Swalwell resigned from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>, according to FEC filings released Wednesday. 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In April, four women, including a former congressional staffer, accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct and assault. The former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4527587\/eric-swalwell-resign-congress-sexual-misconduct-accusations\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4527587\/eric-swalwell-resign-congress-sexual-misconduct-accusations\/\">staffer alleged<\/a> that Swalwell raped her twice. 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