Alexander Soros, son of billionaire donor George Soros, has so far maintained a low profile in the nonprofit world. But now he appears to be following in his father's footsteps as a major donor for left-wing groups and politicians. The Washington Free Beacon revealed on Tuesday that, according to Federal Election Commission filings, Alexander has overtaken his father in annual political contributions.
So far, Alexander spent more than $150,000 on federal committees and campaigns in 2017--$40,000 more than George Soros has contributed. In April, he donated the maximum amount that he can legally give in a calendar year ($33,900) to the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He also donated to the political campaigns of failed Georgia Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff, as well as Democratic Senators Claire McCaskill (Missouri), Jon Tester (Montana), Maria Cantwell (Washington), and Chris Murphy (Connecticut). Overall, his federal contributions this year have totaled $152,000; meanwhile, his father has given $114,000.
