New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney spent $29K in travel, car expenses during pandemic

New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney spent tens of thousands of dollars in travel expenses during the pandemic despite suspending in-person campaign events and telling his constituents to “stay home,” a report said.

For nine months, beginning in March 2020 — the onset of the pandemic — the Democratic lawmaker spent $29,000 on “ground transportation” and “automobile expenses,” according to financial disclosures obtained by The Washington Free Beacon. The spending came after Maloney urged residents in his upstate district to stay home and “stop spreading the virus,” the report said.