Which U.S. district attorney campaigns received Soros-affiliated funding and what were the documented amounts?

1. How much has Soros (or Soros‑backed PACs) spent overall?

A report by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) states that George Soros has spent at least $50 million over the past decade to elect “social justice” prosecutors and claims those prosecutors represent more than 70 million Americans; that figure is presented as an aggregate estimate of Soros and Soros‑aligned spending rather than a line‑by‑line accounting ^[1].

2. High‑profile individual campaign amounts documented in reporting

Multiple outlets cite large, named transactions: The Heritage Foundation and related reporting assert that Larry Krasner’s 2017 campaign received about $1.7 million from Soros‑funded groups (presented as roughly 90% of his campaign cash in that claim) while reporting by the National Desk and other outlets lists Aramis Ayala receiving more than $1.3 million from a Soros‑backed PAC and Scott Colom receiving over $926,000 in Soros funding in Mississippi ^{[2] [3]}.

3. Recent California examples with itemized figures

AP reporting documented Soros contributions into California DA contests amounting to $1.5 million used to influence several county races and provided campaign‑level line items: more than $400,000 to support Genevieve Jones‑Wright’s challenge in San Diego, roughly $130,000 backing Pamela Price in Alameda County, and broader spending aimed at Alameda, Sacramento and San Diego contests, plus support for Diana Becton in Contra Costa County ^[4].

4. Other reported single‑race expenditures and local spending

Local reporting and PAC disclosures cited by regional outlets show additional campaign totals: a Davis Vanguard account indicated a Soros‑backed PAC spent $384,000 in the 2022 Cumberland County (Maine) DA race, and the Foundation for Government Accountability’s paper alleges some DA campaigns received up to 90% of their funding from a single Soros source—claims framed as analysis rather than audited receipts ^{[5] [6]}.

5. Who is being counted as “Soros‑funded” — direct gifts vs. networked spending

A major reporting complexity is that sources mix direct contributions from Soros himself with money from PACs and nonprofits he funds (e.g., California Justice & Public Safety PAC, Civic Participation Action Fund, Open Society‑connected grants), so many listings describe candidates as “Soros‑backed” when the money came from affiliated committees or advocacy networks rather than a single check from Soros; LELDF’s mapping and its Justice For Sale report explicitly note mingled funding streams and affiliation criteria used to identify roughly 70–75 “Soros” prosecutors ^{[7] [1]}.

6. Limits, alternative interpretations and political framing

The magnitude and significance of the spending depend on methodology: watchdogs like LELDF and policy centers such as Heritage or the FGA emphasize large totals and single‑source dominance to argue outsized influence, while AP and regional outlets report itemized expenditures per race; critics of the “Soros” framing note that describing a campaign as Soros‑funded can obscure other donors and local support, and that many reports do not publish complete, audited receipts linking every dollar directly to George Soros personally ^{[1] [2] [4] [6]}.

7. What can be stated with confidence and what remains unclear

It is verifiable from available reporting that multiple DA campaigns have received six‑figure and seven‑figure support from Soros‑affiliated PACs and groups—examples include Krasner (~$1.7M), Ayala (~$1.3M), Colom (~$926k), AP’s $1.5M aggregate in California and line items such as $400k+ for Jones‑Wright and $130k+ for Price—but no single source in the provided reporting offers a definitive, universally accepted ledger that lists every recipient and every dollar traceable directly to Soros himself, and methodologies vary across reports ^{[2] [3] [4] [1]}.