Democrat running against Soros-backed Virginia prosecutor says she’ll punish repeat offenders

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A Democratic candidate for Virginia prosecutor Steve Descano’s seat in June 2027 is attacking the leftist prosecutor’s record on repeat offenders.

Longtime lawyer Brittany Dunn-Pirio highlighted nine cases where she says the Fairfax County commonwealth’s attorney showed undeserved leniency in a new website announcing her primary run. Descano took office in 2020 among other reform-minded prosecutors backed financially by leftist megadonor George Soros and facing similar backlash.

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