{"id":2677033,"date":"2026-10-06T09:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhow-george-soros-and-democrat-dark-money-infiltrated-americas-reddest-red-state\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:18:21","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhow-george-soros-and-democrat-dark-money-infiltrated-americas-reddest-red-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhow-george-soros-and-democrat-dark-money-infiltrated-americas-reddest-red-state\/","title":{"rendered":"How Democrat Dark Money Infiltrated America&#8217;s Reddest Red State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhow-george-soros-and-democrat-dark-money-infiltrated-americas-reddest-red-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2677033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a coordinated and well-funded effort to shift the political balance in Wyoming\u2019s legislature, particularly targeting the conservative Freedom Caucus. Although Wyoming is a predominantly Republican state,this movement is backed by a national,left-wing financial network. Key organizations include the Wyoming Donor Alliance (WDA) and the State Leadership Project, which receive funding from prominent progressive foundations connected to George Soros\u2019 Open Society network, among others. These groups have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to support moderate or liberal candidates and to oust conservative Republicans in the state legislature. Thier efforts involve strategic spending and alliances with local progressive organizations, including unions and advocacy groups, aiming to reshape Wyoming&#8217;s political landscape. Notably, some local Democrats, like Rep. Liz Storer, have connections to these liberal funding networks, further illustrating the depth of outside influence. the article highlights how a national progressive infrastructure is working to influence Wyoming politics, contrasting it with explicitly obvious conservative out-of-state groups supporting their candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The effort to end the conservative majority in the Wyoming House is not simply a spontaneous, homegrown campaign. It is backed by a well-funded left-wing network stretching from national progressive organizations directly into Wyoming\u2019s Republican primary.    <\/p>\n<p>In a red state like Wyoming, the vast majority of political races are decided in the Republican primary, as few Democrats run in the November general. Instead, liberals often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multistate.us\/elections\/candidate?id=13555&#038;st=WY&#038;utm_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">run<\/a> as Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/06\/23\/liz-cheney-democrat-crossover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/open-spaces\/2026-01-30\/voters-sound-off-to-lawmakers-on-concerns-and-hopes-for-the-upcoming-budget-session?_amp=true&#038;utm_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supporters<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/wyofile.com\/switch-for-wyoming-primary-election-group-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">infiltrate<\/a> the Republican primary at the polls to vote for them. In the Aug. 18 Republican primary, Democrats and left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcOqEnTzbn1\/?stkn=MTgyZnp1bG5iYzZlOQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">groups<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/19swpMChbP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">celebrated<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyomingpublicmedia.org\/politics-government\/2026-08-19\/freedom-caucus-candidates-come-up-short-in-wyomings-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ouster<\/a> of more than <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2026\/08\/19\/the-number-crunch-of-the-wyoming-freedom-caucus-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two dozen<\/a> conservative Republicans from the state legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The little-known, well-funded Wyoming Donor Alliance (WDA) publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/investin.wydonoralliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set<\/a> out to \u201cbreak the Freedom Caucus\u2019 majority\u201d in March, and national money helped finance the organization. North Carolina-based <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.org\/990\/who-funds\/834006980\/state-leadership-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Leadership Project<\/a> gave WDA $100,000;\u00a0Western Futures Fund gave it $75,000; and D.C.-based Sixteen Thirty Fund gave $50,000 directly to WDA under its former name, Wyoming Investor Network, according to 2024 tax records.          <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.org\/990\/report\/834006980\/state-leadership-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Leadership Project<\/a> has distributed money to a network of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >similarly named state-level left-wing groups<\/a>, including Utah Donor Collaborative, Oklahoma Donor Alliance, Alliance for a Better Iowa, and others. It also directly funded Alliance for a Better Utah, an organization whose name and model bear an <a href=\"https:\/\/betterutah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obvious resemblance <\/a>to Better Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>And the money flowing through State Leadership Project reaches even further upstream.<\/p>\n<p>George Soros\u2019 Open Society network provided substantial funding to the left-wing Tides Foundation, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.org\/990\/who-funds\/834006980\/state-leadership-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">given<\/a> State Leadership Project more than $1.1 million since 2020, including $807,800 in 2024 alone. IRS-derived grant records <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/article\/who-funding-us-anti-israel-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">show<\/a> Soros\u2019 Open Society foundation gave roughly $20 million to the Tides Foundation between 2016 and 2022, according to Anti-Defamation League, with millions more flowing to Tides Foundation and other Tides entities in subsequent years.<\/p>\n<p>Money is fungible. Follow the money far enough and the network extends well beyond Wyoming \u2014 and even beyond America\u2019s borders. WDA funder Sixteen Thirty has received tens of millions of dollars from the Berger Action Fund, associated with Swiss billionaire and left-wing globalist Hansj\u00f6rg Wyss.<\/p>\n<p>The Wyoming operation may have had a local name, but its financial network was anything but local \u2014 and it\u2019s anything but Republican. Each of these groups has an overtly progressive, far-left-of-center agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the two out-of-state PACs supporting conservatives, Make Liberty Win and State Freedom Caucus Action, were transparent about their mission to help conservative, liberty-minded candidates. They didn\u2019t hide their agenda behind western-sounding names. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spending on GOP Primary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to Wyoming\u2019s state campaign finance information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wycampaignfinance.gov\/WYCFWebApplication\/GSF_Authentication\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">system<\/a>, in the 2026 Republican primary, Wyoming Donor Alliance bankrolled $455,000 spent by the newly formed \u201cPAC for a Better Wyoming,\u201d which was characterized as their effort to defeat Freedom Caucus-aligned candidates.<\/p>\n<p>WDA also supplied $30,000 to Better Wyoming Action and Research, according to the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breach-in-wisconsin-campaign-finance-system-exposes-security-risks\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Campaign Finance System Breach Reveals Security Vulnerabilities\">campaign finance information system<\/a>. The organization is run by leftist Nate Martin, husband of Wyoming state Rep. Karlee Provenza, a Democrat. Martin appeared in a series of videos targeting conservative Wyoming legislators.<\/p>\n<p>These organizations intersect with the George B. Storer Foundation, a major longtime funder of Better Wyoming that also financially <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.org\/990\/grants-by\/596136392\/the-george-b-storer-foundation-inc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supports<\/a> WyoFile, the statewide nonprofit news organization that has extensively covered and openly criticized the Freedom Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>In Wyoming, the Donor Alliance\u00a0network ultimately produced hundreds of thousands of dollars in Republican-primary spending aimed at the explicit goal WDA announced beforehand: ending the Freedom Caucus majority.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A State Representative Also Runs a Leftist Foundation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Liz Storer, D-Jackson, is not merely connected to the Storer Foundation \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/betterwyo.org\/about\/?utm_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she<\/a> is its longtime president and CEO and also serves on the board of Better Wyoming. Rep. Storer leads a foundation that has poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into a network of liberal organizations, helping produce a legislature considerably more favorable to Democrats, Storer, Rep. Provenza, and Better Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, Democrats bought themselves a more liberal Wyoming House.<\/p>\n<p>And WDA wasn\u2019t working alone. Its own March strategy booklet identified a nearly 20-member coalition that included abortion-rights advocates, the Wyoming Education Association, the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, and other progressive interest groups \u2014 all brought together under a \u201cmulti-organization coalition strategy\u201d aimed at taking back the Wyoming House.<\/p>\n<p>Together, groups within this \u201cmulti-organization\u201d strategy, including pro-abortion WyoUnited, the Education Association, trial lawyer-aligned Common Sense Republicans, and the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association openly coordinated to oust conservatives from the Wyoming legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The Wyoming mainstream media, bankrolled by many of these same players, has failed to cover the unprecedented spending and highly coordinated campaign against conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>The people of Wyoming deserve the facts about who financed the flip of the Wyoming legislature.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tomi Strock represents House District 6 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Strock is a 4th-generation rancher who has lived more than five decades in Converse County, Wyoming. She is a wife, daughter, mother, and grandmother who cares deeply about faith, family, and freedom. Her life is filled with hard work and the desire to see her family flourish. She was elected to the state legislature in 2022 and has championed school choice, homeschool freedom, and individual liberties.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wyoming GOP primary influenced by well-funded left-wing groups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4431,"featured_media":2677034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2330074872_65a69d065e_h-e1791031285969.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3667,51516,32644,5894],"class_list":["post-2677033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bipartisan","tag-dark-money-2","tag-election-integrity","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2330074872_65a69d065e_h-e1791031285969.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4431"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2677033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2677037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2677033\/revisions\/2677037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2677034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2677033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2677033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2677033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}