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A group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve an April 21 referendum to let Democrats in the state redraw its congressional maps is being pumped with liberal cash.
The group has received over $38 million from fewer than a dozen left-wing entities over the last three months, including from the George Soros-backed Fund For Policy Reform Inc.
The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) tracks state spending in Virginia and, according to its database, Virginians for Fair Elections has received $5 million from the Soros-funded and founded entity, which is within his Open Society Foundations Network of groups known for pushing liberal causes.
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Soros’ latest cause is a massive gerrymandering effort in Virginia, where the state’s congressional delegation could go from effectively six Democrats and five Republicans to 10 Democratic-leaning districts and one Republican-leaning district, according to VPAP.
Virginians for Fair Elections is one of the main vehicles pushing Virginia voters to vote “yes” on April 21 to redraw the state’s maps. Virginia’s decision to redraw its maps came after mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans in Texas, which significantly changed the state’s electoral maps.
George Soros on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2020. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Tens of millions of dollars have been pumped into the state of Virginia ahead of the April 21 referendum vote, with the vast majority going to the Democratic side of the issue.
Besides money from Soros’ network, in 2026, Virginians for Fair elections received $20 million from the nonprofit counterpart of House Democrats’ House Majority PAC; $100,000 from Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine’s leadership PAC; a little over $10 million from The Fairness Project, a progressive nonprofit that funds ballot initiatives…
