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   FIRST ON FOX: A top Democratic House recruit drew a salary worth tens   
   of thousands of dollars from a left-wing dark money group heavily   
   bankrolled by George Soros’ political empire, Fox News Digital has   
   learned.   
      
   New York congressional candidate Laura Gillen, a town supervisor in the   
   Long Island town of Hempstead, drew a $40,000 "fellow" salary with the   
   group Our American Future Foundation (OAFF) in 2023, according to her   
   financial disclosures. The group and a sister nonprofit, Our American   
   Future Action, help pay expenses for individuals—overwhelmingly   
   Democrats—who plan to run for office in the future.   
      
   According to the Open Society Foundations, the umbrella of groups   
   founded by Soros, its Open Society Action Fund has donated more than   
   $18 million to Our American Future Action "to support non-partisan   
   policy advocacy and civic engagement."   
      
   Tax filings show Our American Future Action is Our American Future   
   Foundation's "direct controlling entity."   
      
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   Our American Future Foundation also received direct support from the   
   Soros empire. It got an undisclosed level of funding last year from the   
   Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation, a charitable group run by   
   one of the left-wing billionaire’s sons, tax filings show.   
      
   Jonathan and Jennifer Soros have also donated to Gillen’s campaign   
   directly, each contributing $3,300 this year. Another Soros son, Robert   
   Soros, donated $2,900 to Gillen’s unsuccessful 2022 campaign to unseat   
   Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito.   
      
   "It is incredibly problematic that George Soros is paying candidates to   
   run for office through a program disguised as a ‘fellowship,’" said   
   Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of the nonprofit watchdog group   
   Americans for Public Trust, in a statement to Fox News Digital.   
      
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   "Voters should be seriously alarmed that Laura Gillen, who is claiming   
   to run on ethics and transparency, is being personally propped up by a   
   Soros group that is advocating for open borders, anti-police measures,   
   and radical energy policies," Sutherland continued. "This raises   
   crucial questions about who Gillen will answer to if elected to   
   Congress: the voters…or George Soros?"   
      
   Gillen has claimed that pointing out Soros funding for her campaign is   
   responsible for "antisemitic violence."   
      
   Rep. Dan Goldman, a fellow New York Democrat, has also accused   
   D’Esposito, whom Gillen is challenging again this cycle, of "using a   
   disgusting antisemitic trope" by pointing out Soros' backing.   
      
   Soros' groups have heavily funded organizations behind antisemitic   
   protests since last year aimed at delegitimizing Israel and stopping   
   U.S. support for its military campaign against the terrorist groups   
   Hamas and Hezbollah.   
      
   The Open Society Action Fund’s $18,055,000 in funding for Our American   
   Future Action began in 2023 and was slated to finance activities   
   stretching for 19 months, according to a grants database on the Open   
   Society Foundations website. Tax filings indicate the Jonathan and   
   Jennifer Alan Soros Foundation’s donation also came in 2023, the same   
   year Gillen drew her fellowship salary.   
      
   The fellowship program is designed to provide aspiring political   
   candidates, overwhelmingly Democrats, with money to cover basic living   
   expenses while they focus on future political campaigns.   
      
   Several Democratic candidates in competitive 2024 contests have   
   received funding from the group, including California’s Will Rollins,   
   Nebraska’s Tony Vargas, Arizona’s Kirsten Engel and New York’s Josh   
   Riley, according to the Washington Examiner.   
      
   In March, the Examiner first reported that the nonprofit watchdog group   
   Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) was filing a   
   complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging OAFF’s payments   
   to future House candidates violated federal law. As a 501(c)3   
   nonprofit, OAFF is prohibited from spending money on political   
   activity. However, FACT alleged its payments to eventual candidates for   
   office were explicitly designed to advance their political prospects.   
      
   "The fellowship’s true purpose was explicitly described by its founder   
   as a way to give money to failed candidates (or prospective candidates)   
   for personal expenses in the brief downtime before they are able to   
   file again to run for another office," FACT wrote in its complaint.   
   "Thus, the fellowship is directly tied to a federal candidacy and not   
   for bona fide independent employment. Any claim otherwise would strain   
   credulity."   
      
   Soros has also poured millions into several other groups and committees   
   backing Democrats throughout the 2024 cycle. His two super PACs –   
   Democracy PAC and Democracy PAC II – have so far combined to shower   
   left-wing groups with $53 million, Federal Election Commission records   
   show.   
      
   Gillen recently benefited from one of the groups financed by the left-   
   wing billionaire. On Aug. 2, Soros’ Democracy PAC sent $500,000 to the   
   League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund, which weeks later spent   
   hundreds of thousands of dollars on independent expenditures backing   
   her candidacy in the form of digital production, ad buys, and other   
   items. During that time, the group also backed Kamala Harris and a   
   handful of other Democrats.   
      
   Gillen’s campaign, Our American Future Foundation, and the Open Society   
   Foundation did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests   
   for comment.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/soros-backed-dark-money-network-paid-   
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