A George Soros-backed political group has thrown more than $100,000 behind a candidate for prosecuting attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to online records.
show the Arkansas Justice and Public Safety PAC formed in late April, with Soros being its exclusive funder.
Of the $321,000 Soros has given to the organization, more than $106,000 has gone to supporting Alicia Walton, a former public defender running for the vacated position of prosecuting attorney for the Sixth Judicial District. The district covers Perry and Pulaski Counties, which includes the state capital, Little Rock.
FILE: George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks at an event on day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.. Her competitor, Will Jones, has raised around $144,000. The money Arkansas Justice and Public Safety PAC has spent so far, has gone to research, polling, and consulting in support of Walton. That included about $40,000 towards airing ads on seven Little Rock stations, the Arkansas Times
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