The Soros family has pumped more than $1 million into political action committees dedicated to electing progressive prosecutors this election cycle, campaign finance documents show. Democracy PAC, run by Alex Soros, contributed roughly $1.7 million to the Justice & Public Safety PAC between March 2025 and April 2026, according to public records reviewed by Fox News.
The renewed spending signals that the family is rebuilding its effort to shape local criminal justice policy ahead of the 2026 elections after sustaining a string of defeats between 2022 and 2024. Of the 25 district attorneys with links to Soros who appeared on the ballot in 2024, 12 were either defeated or recalled, including former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon.
What the Left Is Saying
Progressive advocates argue that addressing root causes of crime, such as poverty and inequality, will prevent offenses before they occur. Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi, who received six figures from Justice & Public Safety PAC in Virginia's 2025 election, defended his approach to criminal justice reform.
"The old-fashioned view about public safety was not taking into account externalities. It was focused on the idea of crime as an evil unto itself," Fatehi said in a 2021 interview. "Where I part ways is in recognizing that crime is a symptom. It's a symptom of structural racism, of systematic community disinvestment, of redlining, unequal school policy, the lack of jobs, lack of transportation, a lack of opportunities."
George Soros similarly argued in a 2022 essay that progressive prosecutors can improve public safety by using resources to address the root causes of crime. The family has spent decades on charitable foundations and political committees to advance liberal candidates and human rights worldwide.
Supporters maintain that harsh punishments for criminals incentivizes recidivism and that reform-minded prosecutors prioritize rehabilitation over incarceration. The elder Soros transferred control of the family's roughly $25 billion philanthropic and political network to his son Alex in 2023.
What the Right Is Saying
Critics charge that Soros-backed prosecutors fail to incarcerate dangerous members of society, leading to increased crime rates and public safety concerns. Sean Kennedy, the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund's policy director, said that of the 75 Soros-linked prosecutors his organization had identified since 2022, 50 had either left office or been replaced with more moderate officials.
Gascon faced significant internal dissent as crime rates climbed in Los Angeles County, with rank-and-file prosecutors voting nearly unanimously to support a recall effort against him. He was criticized for ordering prosecutors not to pursue many sentencing enhancements and for drastically reducing the number of misdemeanors tried by his office.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has been denounced for presiding over a historic homicide spike while reducing prosecutions in the city. The controversies led to voter backlash that removed or replaced dozens of prosecutors linked to Soros funding between 2022 and 2024.
Conservatives criticized Fatehi over his opposition to cash bail, his resistance to prosecuting crimes like shoplifting, and his participation in a coalition of prosecutors aiming to prosecute federal immigration agents. By directing significant resources to Justice & Public Safety PAC, the Soros family is positioning the group to again influence races where decisions on bail, charging, and sentencing can drastically reshape public safety.
What the Numbers Show
Democracy PAC contributed approximately $1.7 million to the Justice & Public Safety PAC between March 2025 and April 2026, according to campaign finance documents. The committee spent six figures backing Fatehi's candidacy in Virginia's 2025 election. Of the 25 Soros-linked district attorneys on the ballot in 2024, 12 were either defeated or recalled. Since 2022, 50 of approximately 75 prosecutors identified by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund as having Soros ties have left office or been replaced with more moderate officials.
The Bottom Line
The Soros network's renewed investment signals a strategic push to regain ground in local prosecutor races after significant losses between 2022 and 2024. With $1.7 million flowing into Justice & Public Safety PAC over the past year, the family is positioning itself for the 2026 elections. What remains to be seen is whether voters in those jurisdictions will embrace or reject the progressive prosecutor model that has faced backlash in multiple states.