New filings with the Federal Election Commission show that the two members of Congress facing criminal charges both could be in trouble if they survive their legal battles to run next year, though one is in much worse shape than the other.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., actually reported a negative number for total fundraising, and had debts that far exceeded the balance in his campaign account, according to a filing made Sunday covering the three months ending Sept. 30.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., meanwhile, raised a healthy $919,000. But Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who decided to run against Menendez after the senator flatly refused calls to resign, took in 28 percent more.
