‘Moderate’ Abigail Spanberger Taps Soros-Tied Activist Who Says She’s ‘Self-Conscious’ About Her ‘Whiteness’ To Serve on Virginia Criminal Justice Board
Robyn Sordelett is a director with the Prosecutors Alliance, a nonprofit founded by Soros-backed prosecutors known for soft-on-crime policies
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Jessica Schwalb
June 4, 2026
"Moderate" Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) appointed a leader of a left-wing nonprofit founded by ousted George Soros-backed prosecutors Chesa Boudin and George Gascón to serve on the state's Criminal Justice Services Board. The new Spanberger appointee, Robyn Sordelett, has said that she's "self-conscious" about her "whiteness" and that she feels "guilt about being born white."
Sordelett’s addition to the 32-member board, which approves Department of Criminal Justice Services grants to police departments and school resource officers, was included in a May 22 announcement in which Spanberger said her picks "reflect the depth of talent and dedication that exists across our Commonwealth." Sordelett's employer—the Prosecutors Alliance, where Sordelett serves as director of the group's Survivor Center—also celebrated the move, calling Sordelett "a thoughtful voice for accountability, public safety."
Former constituents of the left-wing prosecutors who founded the alliance may disagree. They include Boudin, who served as district attorney of San Francisco, and Gascón, who served as district attorney of San Francisco and then of Los Angeles County. The pair created the alliance in 2020 as a liberal alternative to the California District Attorneys Association and in opposition to "law enforcement unions" and their "tough-on-crime policies," as Boudin said at the time. Both Boudin and Gascón eliminated cash bail as district attorneys—and both went on to face recall efforts as crime spiked on their watches. San Francisco voters successfully recalled Boudin, the son of Weather Underground terrorists, in 2022, while Gascón lost his 2024 reelection bid to tough-on-crime former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman by 20 points. Liberal billionaire George Soros contributed millions of dollars to Gascón's 2020 campaign and funded a network of liberal organizations that opposed Boudin's recall. The Prosecutors Alliance is affiliated with Tides Center, another Soros-funded entity.
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