El Paso City Council candidate Arturo Alluin spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds on clothing and restaurants, according to his campaign finance report filed July 16, raising legal and ethical questions about the expenditures.
Alluin is running to represent District 8, which includes Downtown, the Southside and Westside. Alluin owns several restaurants in El Paso: Sushiitto in Downtown; Mykonos Mediterranean Steakhouse, formerly known as Meduza, on the Westside; and the Melting Pot located at the Fountains at Farah.
The businessman has raised more than $30,200 in monetary contributions, loaned his campaign $35,000 and spent $42,750 so far on his bid for office. More than $6,000 of his expenditures went to restaurants, including Cafe Central, Los Arcos in Ciudad Juárez and his own restaurants Mykonos and Sushiitto. Alluin often paid for food and beverages using personal funds and reimbursed himself…