Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison received a $2,500 contribution from Jonathan Soros, the son of infamous left-wing megadonor George Soros. That $2,500 donation is the maximum amount a person can give to a candidate for Minnesota attorney general.
Additionally, Jonathan’s wife, Jennifer, appears to have also made a $2,500 donation to Ellison’s reelection campaign. Those donations were logged in the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.
Like his father, Jonathan Soros is a prolific Democratic donor. In the last two years, Soros has donated to James Talarico, Roy Cooper, Sherrod Brown, Cory Booker, Jon Ossoff, and many other Democratic candidates.
In Minnesota, Soros has donated to Gov. Tim Walz, Secretary of State Steve Simon, and the Minnesota DFL. Campaign finance reports show Soros also made a $4,000, maximum contribution to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s campaign for governor of Minnesota.
Soros’ donation to Ellison is not the first time the attorney general has benefited from Soros family money.
In 2018, Alexander Soros, another son of George Soros, donated $100,000 to a political action committee (PAC) that supported Ellison. Four years later, Alexander and George each donated $2,500 to Ellison’s reelection campaign.
Ellison is now running for a third term as Minnesota attorney general. According to the most recent campaign finance reports, Ellison has raised over $517,000 since Jan. 1. As of May 31, Ellison’s campaign had $579,000 in cash on hand.
Running against Ellison is Republican Ron Schutz, a former JAG Officer and executive at Robins Kaplan, LLP, one of the largest law firms in the country. Since Jan. 1, Schutz has raised over $212,000 and has $292,000 in cash on hand as of May 31.
Ellison is generally considered the weakest of the DFLers running for statewide office in Minnesota. In 2018, he won the office of attorney general by less than four points. In 2022, Ellison won reelection by less than 21,000 votes out of nearly 2.5 million cast.
Luke Sprinkel
Luke Sprinkel previously worked as a Legislative Assistant at the Minnesota House of Representatives. He grew up as a Missionary Kid (MK) living in England, Thailand, Tanzania, and the Middle East. Luke graduated from Regent University in 2018.
