Justice and Public Safety PAC is a left-of-center PAC that focuses on supporting the campaigns of progressive district attorneys in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ^[1] The PAC receives most of its funding from left-leaning billionaire George Soros and Democracy PAC, which also receives much of its funding from Soros. ^[2] It is one of several similarly-named PACs that receive substantial funding from Soros and contribute to the campaigns of progressive district attorneys across the U.S. ^[3]

Political Activities

In 2020, Justice and Public Safety supported the campaign of Parisa Dehghani-Tafti for commonwealth attorney for the county of Arlington. Parisa Dehghani-Tafti has been the subject of national controversies multiple times, most recently for her decision to prosecute a store owner for shooting and injuring several young men that had broken into the store. ^[4]

Justice and Safety PAC also supported the campaign of Loudoun county prosecutor Buta Biberaj, who was exposed in 2020 as a member of Facebook group making and planning cyberattack threats on parents in her community that opposed the teaching of critical race theory in their schools. ^[5] The Daily Wire, a right-leaning news outlet, reported that the Loudoun County Sheriff was investigating statements made in the Facebook group for possible criminality. ^{[6] [7]}

Justice and Safety also provided support to the campaign of Steve Descano for Fairfax county prosecutor, who has been widely criticized as a “rogue prosecutor” for his controversial stance on prosecuting misdemeanor offenses. ^{[8] [9]}

In 2021, the organization quietly contributed $157,000 to the campaign of Ramin Fatehi for Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney.[10] The contribution was accompanied by a second $41,500 contribution from Democracy PAC, another Soros funded PAC.[11]

Leadership

Justice and Public Safety PAC is led by treasurer Whitney Tymas, who also served on the board of the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF).