Rep. Adam Schiff's luggage was stolen from his car parked in a San Francisco garage earlier this week, forcing the California lawmaker to attend a fundraiser dressed in shirt sleeves and an insulated vest, according to reports.
"Yes, they took my bags," the California Democrat told the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday.
Without his luggage, the Democrat headed to the fundraising dinner in the clothes he was wearing, while everyone else wore suit jackets and ties.
Schiff, who is running to fill the vacancy left by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, also headed to a dinner to thank San Francisco lawyer Joe Cotchett for backing his campaign, KRON reported.
He posted a photo himself on social media in his casual attire.
"Just had an incredible meal at Fang Restaurant in SF, and met Peter and Kathy Fang, the father-and-daughter team behind this amazing experience!," he said on X. "This family has been in the restaurant business since 1988. Can confirm they make a killer vegetable dumpling."
Steve Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodger star who's running against Schiff, took the opportunity to blast Democratic policies.
"Crime doesn't discriminate," he told Fox News on Saturday.
"I'm sorry it happened to my opponent or to anyone," Garvey said. "But it happens on the streets of San Francisco and New York and Los Angeles. It's a failure of career politicians, especially on the left."
Vehicle property thefts are down in San Francisco by about 50% from this time last year, KRON reported, citing data from the San Francisco Police Department.
