"Billionaire Democratic financier George Soros is a huge fundraiser of Democratic candidates running for President, United States Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. However, Mr. Soros has also been keeping a close eye on another important office: Secretary of State.
Since 2006, Mr. Soros has given over ten thousand dollars to a small tax-exempt political group called the Secretary of State Project. The purpose of the group is to elect Democratic Secretaries of State. Mr. Soros and his colleagues are becoming involved in these races because the Secretary of State is the chief election official in the state. The Secretary of State Project has backed 11 winning candidates in 18 elections."
Soros Finds Another Way To Influence Elections - Secretaries of State
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