Democrat Outraises Some District Attorney Candidates With The Help Of National PAC

Arlington TX

25 February, 2022

5:56 AM

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By Rachel Behrndt and Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report February 24, 2022 Democratic fundraising in Tarrant County has consistently lagged behind Republicans. Yet, in the race for district attorney, Democrat Albert John Roberts received more contributions from political action committees than any other candidate. The Justice & Public Safety political action committee made $474,933 of in-kind donations to Roberts' campaign between Jan. 21 and Feb. 19. An in-kind donation is a non-monetary contribution. The in-kind donations were used for digital advertisements, mailers, photography, polling and events. The committee previously donated to Roberts' campaign for district attorney in 2018. Justice & Public Safety PAC is based in Washington, D.C., and received over a million dollars from liberal billionaire George Soros in 2021. This political action committee has previously swayed races in other parts of Texas. In 2018, its influence drove defense lawyer Joe Gonzales, a Democrat, to victory over incumbent Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood, a Republican, in 2018. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.