A handful of far-left district attorney candidates backed by liberal billionaire George Soros have won their general elections, including in Maine, Iowa and Texas.
George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks during an event on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
In Texas, Soros spent hundreds of thousands in last-minute cash backing Bexar County DA Joe Gonzalez and Dallas County DA John Creuzot, both of whom Soros previously helped propel into office. Gonzalez fended off Republican challenger Marc LaHood, while Creuzot defeated Republican challenger Faith Johnson by 20 percentage points.
The latest round of district attorney cash comes on the heels of efforts that have been underway for years. Soros views district attorneys as a significant component of overhauling the criminal justice system and has financially backed dozens of far-left prosecutor candidates, including Krasner in Philadelphia, Kim Foxx in Chicago, Kim Gardner in St. Louis and George Gascón in Los Angeles.
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