New York State Insider: Election Desk News 2022: NY-17: Get This: Globetrotting Rep. Sean Maloney Put House Up for Rent All Summer, While Constituents Struggled to Pay Bills.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GET THIS: GLOBETROTTING CONGRESSMAN MALONEY PUT HIS HOUSE UP FOR RENT ALL SUMMER. 

No Wonder He’s Out of Touch with Constituents. 

NY-17, Oct. 17…It almost defies belief: Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has been gallivanting around the globe on a 10-city tour, including Paris, London, and Geneva, while his constituents struggle to pay for groceries. Now, it’s been learned that Mr. Maloney and his spouse put their 7,000-square foot Cold Springs estate up for rent in the months of July and August this year. Mr. Maloney, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, even listed his home on foreign websites, raising national security as well as ethical concerns. 

The rental advertisement lists the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom Maloney home as an “Elegant Hudson Valley Estate with River Views” and a pool. The ad makes it clear that renters would have the entire estate to their own. It’s not clear whether Maloney’s house was ultimately rented, but prospective renters were advised of a “Minimum 2 month rental from July 1-Aug 31” when Maloney was supposed to be in his district serving constituents. Maloney earns a base salary of $174,000 as a congressman and thousands more for his so-called leadership positions. 

“It’s becoming increasingly clear that Congressman Maloney has zero interest in the lives of his own constituents,” said Assemblyman and congressional candidate Mike Lawler. “When he’s not living it up in Paris, London, Geneva, L.A. and elsewhere, he’s renting out his house to go God knows where for the summer. Hudson Valley families are genuinely struggling with 40-year-high inflation and terrifying crime rates, while Mr. Maloney sips chardonnay alongside the Seine River in Paris. That pretty much says it all.”