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Soros-backed PAC spends big to install liberal criminal defense attorney as Pittsburgh’s next DA

By Salena Zito
Published May 9, 2023 2:32pm ET
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Soros-backed PAC spends big to install liberal criminal defense attorney as Pittsburgh’s next DA
PITTSBURGH — A D.C.-based social justice PAC with no ties to western Pennsylvania has invested a whopping $734,000 into electing liberal public defender Matt Dugan as Allegheny County’s district attorney over incumbent Steve Zappala in next Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Democratic primary. The Justice and Safety PAC, a national organization backed by liberal billionaire businessman George Soros, […]


PITTSBURGH — A D.C.-based social justice PAC with no ties to western Pennsylvania has invested a whopping $734,000 into electing liberal public defender Matt Dugan as Allegheny County’s district attorney over incumbent Steve Zappala in next Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Democratic primary.

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