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Fairshake backs 32 House incumbents after crypto bill stalls

Fairshake will back 32 House incumbents, including six with $1 million each, as the crypto industry looks to revive stalled market-structure legislation.

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Fairshake backs 32 House incumbents after crypto bill stalls

32 House incumbents will get support from Fairshake, the crypto industry’s leading super PAC, in November’s midterm elections. The slate gives the industry allies in both parties as it seeks to revive market-structure legislation stalled in the Senate. The Associated Press report says 19 candidates are Republicans and 13 are Democrats; six will each get $1 million in spending.

Who gets Fairshake’s $1 million allocations?

The six recipients are Democratic Reps. Janelle Bynum of Oregon, Steven Horsford of Nevada and Derek Tran of California, and Republican Reps. French Hill of Arkansas, Bryan Steil of Wisconsin and Bill Huizenga of Michigan, according to Roll Call’s report on Fairshake’s House slate.

Fairshake has not disclosed how much it plans to spend on the other 26 candidates. The group is supporting 32 incumbents in total, including prominent lawmakers such as Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California, Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith of Missouri.

The six announced allocations total $6 million. CoinDesk reported that the support takes the form of independent advertising buys, which are made outside candidates’ campaigns. Fairshake and its affiliated PACs reported about $120 million in cash on hand at the end of August, according to the AP.

What links the candidates to crypto policy?

All 32 supported the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, which would establish a federal regulatory framework for digital assets. The House passed the bill in July 2025, but the Senate blocked it in September after lawmakers failed to agree on ethics safeguards, Roll Call reported.

Those safeguards became a sticking point amid concerns that the bill did not adequately address President Donald Trump’s crypto investments, according to the AP. The Senate vote left the legislation stalled, and the crypto industry is looking to the next Congress to take it up again.

Fairshake spokesperson Geoff Vetter described the group as “issue-focused” and said it backs pro-crypto candidates in both parties. The group said it and its affiliates spent $40 million supporting 29 Democrats and $31 million supporting 28 Republicans in primaries and special elections this year, according to the AP.

How does the House slate compare with Fairshake’s Senate spending?

The House allocations are smaller than Fairshake’s announced campaign against Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown in Ohio. The group said in September it plans to spend nearly $30 million opposing Brown, who is challenging Republican Sen. Jon Husted, the AP reported.

Fairshake has not said whether it plans additional spending in House or Senate races before November. The group’s slate gives you a clear view of its House priorities, but the undisclosed amounts for 26 candidates mean its total House commitment remains unknown.

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