A New Website Puts A Spotlight On Who's Really Funding Aaron Ford's Campaign For Governor.
There's an old saying that money talks. In Nevada's governor's race, it's shouting.
Better Nevada PAC, a group backing Gov. Joe Lombardo, launched a new website today called FordsBillionaires.com. The site digs into Democrat Aaron Ford's campaign donors. And one name keeps popping up: Soros.
Campaign finance records show two members of the Soros family gave Ford's campaign $10,000 each.
That's $20,000 total, and it's the maximum amount allowed under federal donation limits. The donors were Jonathan Soros and his wife, Jennifer Allan Soros. Jonathan Soros is a relative of billionaire George Soros, who has spent decades funding progressive causes and candidates across the country.
Better Nevada PAC also released a new video to go with the website launch.
The ad points out that Ford has drawn support from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris, in addition to the Soros donations.
Newsom has campaigned for Ford in Nevada and joined a fundraising email for his campaign. Harris has also helped raise money for Ford.
Why This Matters to Conservatives
For conservatives, this isn't just about one donation. It's about what that donation buys.
The Soros family has a long track record of funding prosecutors who back softer criminal justice policies. George Gascón in Los Angeles is one example.
Alvin Bragg in New York is another. Bragg's office won a criminal conviction against President Trump in the Manhattan hush money case, a move plenty of conservatives call politically motivated “lawfare” rather than even-handed justice.
Chesa Boudin in San Francisco is a third example, though voters there didn't wait for an election to get rid of him. San Francisco recalled Boudin from office in June 2022, with 55 percent of voters saying his approach to crime had made the city less safe.
Critics say these Soros-backed prosecutors made it easier for repeat offenders to walk free, and that crime went up as a result. The Boudin recall is proof that plenty of voters, including many Democrats in a deep-blue city, agreed with that criticism once they saw the results firsthand.
Better Nevada PAC spokesman John Burke laid it out plainly.
“Aaron Ford is bought and paid for by the billionaire Soros family because they know he'll gladly put their campaign cash ahead of protecting Nevada families from crime,” Burke said.
“He's made it his mission to impose their agenda in Nevada, making it easier to avoid jail for robbing a store, dealing fentanyl, or committing other dangerous felonies. Ford's woke billionaire cash comes at the expense of Nevadans' safety.”
Conservatives who believe in limited government and strong public safety see this as a warning sign. If Ford wins in November, critics argue, Nevada could start looking a lot more like California on crime and justice policy. And for a state that's grown in part because people wanted to escape California's approach to those issues, that's a big deal.
What Critics Are Saying
Ford's campaign has pushed back on attacks tying him to Newsom and other national Democrats. His team has said his out-of-state work and relationships, including his travel as attorney general, involve real policy work on issues like labor and drug trafficking.
Read our prior coverage:
National Democrats Ghost Aaron Ford as He Tries to Rebrand His Travel as Crime-Fighting
Ford has also focused his own campaign message on affordability and casting Lombardo as too closely tied to President Trump.
What You Can Do
Nevadans who care about this issue don't have to watch from the sidelines. Take a look at FordsBillionaires.com and decide for yourself what the donations mean.
Check candidates' campaign finance reports directly through the Nevada Secretary of State's office rather than relying only on ads.
And most importantly, make sure you're registered to vote, show up in November, and make your vote count.
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