Senator Rosen Reports Soros and Son, Blue-State Billionaires Fund Reelection Campaign

Editors note (6:17 PM): The article has been updated to include comments from Kristy Wilkinson, Communications Director, Sam Brown for U.S Senate. 

According to Senator Jacky Rosen’s latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) April Quarterly Report (Q1 2024), out-0f-state donors continue to fuel Rosen’s reelection campaign. In Q1 2024, Rosen’s top fundraising states were California and New York while Nevada came in third, accounting for less than 10 percent of itemized individual contributions.

In Q1 2024, Rosen’s top fundraising states were California and New York while Nevada came in third, accounting for less than 10 percent of itemized individual contributions. Just 9.98 percent of Rosen’s itemized individual contributions came from Nevada, while 21.74 percent came from California and 13.63 percent came from New York.

(April Quarterly Report, Rosen for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

By contrast, Nevada was the top fundraising state for Sam Brown, who raked in over 23 percent of his total individual contributions from in-state. In Q1 of 2024, 23.23 percent of Sam Brown’s itemized individual contributions came from Nevada.

(April Quarterly Report, Sam Brown for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

In Q4 2023, The Globe reported that Nevadans accounted for less than 9 percent of Rosen’s contributions, while California, New York, and Massachusetts donors gave almost $4 million. Out-of-state donors accounted for over 90 percent of the approximate $3.2 million Rosen raised in the last quarter of 2023, compared to less than 9 percent donated by Nevada residents.

Brown’s Communications Director Kristy Wilkinson told The Globe, “It’s no surprise that the majority of Rosen’s funding comes from out-of-state leftists and socialists. It won’t matter how much Schumer and the Reid machine spend in November because voters won’t be fooled. They know the only way to ensure we have a secure border; parents are empowered by school choice; and America once again has a growing economy, is to elect Sam Brown to the U.S. Senate.”

Blue-State Bread 

Blue-State donors to Rosen’s campaign are a pattern, not an anomaly, according to past fundraising reports.

In 2018, over 90 percent of Rosen’s donations came from out-of-state. The top metro areas donating to her were New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Boston. 

(Nevada Senate 2018 Race, Open Secrets, Accessed: 6/20/23

(Nevada Senate 2018 Race, Open Secrets, Accessed: 6/20/23)

In 2016, Rosen received nearly 60 percent of her contributions from out-of-state, while her opponent, Danny Tarkanian, had only had 30 percent of his donations come from out-of-state. 

(Nevada District 03 2016 Race, Open Secrets, Accessed: 6/20/23)  

In that race, Rosen received $85,987 from Los Angeles, $67,832 from New York, and $48,048 from San Francisco. 

(Nevada District 03 2016 Race, Open Secrets, Accessed: 6/20/23)

Controversial Left-Wing Donors

In Q1 2024, Rosen took max donations from left-wing New York billionaire George Soros and his “more political” son, Alexander.

On January 2, 2024, George Soros contributed $6,600 to Rosen’s campaign from New York.

(April Quarterly Report, Rosen for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

(April Quarterly Report, Rosen for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

On January 2, 2024, Alexander Soros contributed $6,600 to Rosen’s campaign from New York.

(April Quarterly Report, Rosen for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

(April Quarterly Report, Rosen for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

Alexander Soros is the “more political” son of George Soros who now runs the family’s sprawling left-wing funding network.

The Wall Street Journal reported:

George Soros, the legendary investor, philanthropist and right-wing target, is handing control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son—Alexander Soros, a self-described center-left thinker who grew up self-conscious of the family’s wealth and wasn’t thought to be a potential successor. The 37-year-old, who goes by Alex, said in the first interview since his selection that he was broadening his father’s liberal aims—’We think alike,’ the elder Soros said—while embracing some different causes. Those include voting and abortion rights, as well as gender equity. He plans to continue using the family’s deep pockets to back left-leaning U.S. politicians.

In Q1 2024, Rosen took a max donation from billionaire Seth Merrin, who has been accused of repeated sexual harassment.

On March 21, 2024, Seth Merrin contributed $6,600 to Rosen’s campaign from New York.

(April Quarterly Report, Rosen for Nevada, Federal Election Commission, Filed 4/15/24)

In 2019, one of Merrin’s employees sued him for repeated sexual harassment over the course of over a decade.

According to a 2019 report from S&P Global:

A human resources executive at Liquidnet Holdings Inc. has sued founder and CEO Seth Merrin, as well as the company, alleging she has faced sexual harassment from the chief executive himself and several high-ranking deputies for the past decade. Mary Corradino, who is currently Liquidnet’s global head of talent acquisition and director of HR business partners, has worked at the dark-pool operator for 13 years. Corradino’s lawyers said in the lawsuit that throughout that time Merrin, along with several other unnamed executives, contributed to a ‘culture of sexual harassment’ that resulted in Corradino recently becoming ‘marginalized and pushed out’ after complaining about the alleged behavior.

A recent poll conducted by Emerson College/KLAS-TV/The Hill shows Senator Rosen is virtually tied with GOP frontrunner Sam Brown in the critical race for U.S. Senate. Rosen’s lead is under two points: 39.6 percent to 38 percent. Rosen’s small lead falls well within the margin of error and spells trouble for the first time Nevada senator.

Rosen’s unwavering support of President Joe Biden may also hurt her chances at reelection as a majority of poll respondents believe that the county is “on the wrong track,” disapprove of the job that President Biden is doing, and would vote for Donald Trump over any Democratic contender in the November election.

Inflation has been on the wrong track in the Silver State since President Biden assumed office and Senator Rosen supported the “so-called” Inflation Reduction Act. Since January 2021, Nevada’s inflation rate has risen to a whopping 21.6 percent, an increase of one percent from last month. Relative to January 2021 prices, Nevadans are paying an additional $1,168 per month–$27,782 per year– for basic household expenses, which may explain why Nevadans are less likely (or able) to donate to Rosen’s reelection campaign.