Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot’s campaign was boosted across the finish line with the help of over $400,000 of support from far left-wing megadonor George Soros, according to recent campaign finance reports.
In the final campaign finance report released before election day, Creuzot noted three separate “in-kind” donations from the Texas Justice & Public Safety PAC in October alone.
The donations, totaling $408,219, covered the costs for “door-to-door canvassing, staff fees, travel fees,” mailouts, advertising, and polling.
Texas Justice & Public Safety, based in Washington, D.C., received at least $1.75 million from George Soros in 2022, who is functionally their only donor. Soros has poured over $3.6 million into the endeavor throughout the organization’s life.
In recent years, the organization has backed the election of several far-left district attorneys in Texas, including José Garza in Travis County, Brian Middleton in Fort Bend County, Joe Gonzalez in Bexar County, and Creuzot.
Soros defended his massive donations to far-left prosecutors across the county, claiming that “the most rigorous academic study, analyzing data across 35 jurisdictions, shows no connection between the election of reform-minded prosecutors and local crime rates.”
“I have supported the election…of prosecutors who support reform. I have done it transparently, and I have no intention of stopping,” he continued. “The funds I provide enable sensible reform-minded candidates to receive a hearing from the public.”
Others disagree with Soros, and a study, conducted in 2021 by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, suggested that crime rates rose significantly in jurisdictions with a Soros-funded district attorney.
Specifically, the study claimed that “In his short tenure, Creuzot has lost or dropped 20% more felony cases than his predecessors and attained a significantly lower conviction rate for violent and serious crimes as well.”
Creuzot was not the only Texas candidate receiving funds from Soros, and the megadonor also recently donated $1.5 million to Robert “Beto” O’Rourke’s campaign against incumbent Greg Abbott.
The unofficial final vote count released by the Dallas County Elections Department showed that the incumbent district attorney received just over 59% of ballots while challenger Faith Johnson earned nearly 41%. Creuzot underperformed other Democrats in the blue stronghold, however, as O’Rourke garnered nearly 63% of the vote.
Creuzot has received significant pushback against several of his policies from activist groups in Dallas, arguing that he is partially responsible for the significant increase in crime during his tenure. For his part, however, Creuzot has brushed off these accusations and instead blamed reporting conducted by The Dallas Express for generating criticism of his policies.
