Illustration of crypto PACs defeating Al Green in Texas election runoff.
Illustration of crypto PACs defeating Al Green in Texas election runoff.
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Crypto pacs oust al green in texas primary runoff

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Crypto-backed political action committees spent millions to help defeat longtime U.S. Representative Al Green in a Texas runoff election this week. Fairshake led the effort with $6.5 million in support of Christian Menefee.

Fairshake also backed several Republican candidates in the Texas primaries, including Alex Mealer with $453,000, Tom Sell with $426,000, Carlos De La Cruz with $607,000 and Jon Bonck with $348,000. The Blockchain Leadership Fund endorsed Menefee as well. Fellowship super PAC, linked to Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald, spent $500,000 backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Initial reactions on X focus on Fairshake's $6.5M spend defeating Al Green, with pro-crypto users celebrating electoral consequences for critics, while others express skepticism about hidden PAC funding and broader influence of money in primaries.

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Crypto industry political action committees achieved a clean sweep in Tuesday's primaries. All 11 candidates backed by Fairshake and its affiliates won or advanced in races across California, New Jersey and South Dakota.

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