Political efforts tied to the crypto industry scored another set of wins in Texas, strengthening the case that the sector’s influence in US politics remains strong under a more pro-digital asset administration.
According to reporting from Eleanor Terret of Crypto In America, the crypto industry went 6-for-6 backing winning candidates in the Texas primary runoffs held Tuesday night.
Anti-Crypto Hits At The Ballot Box
One of the biggest results came from the Democratic primary runoff in Texas’s 18th Congressional District. In that race, Terret reported that Rep. Christian Menefee defeated 20-year incumbent Rep. Al Green.
Fairshake, the industry’s leading super political action committee (PAC), took credit for the win after spending roughly $6.5 million on the race, largely through advertisements supporting Menefee.
A Fairshake spokesman, Geoff Vetter, argued that Green’s loss showed how anti-crypto positions can have real electoral consequences, noting that Green was the first Democratic incumbent this cycle to lose his seat. Vetter also said Fairshake would continue to “aggressively back” leaders such as Menefee.
Elsewhere in Texas, several other races also went in the direction favored by crypto-aligned groups. Candidates Alex Mealer, Tom Sell, John Bonck, and Carlos De La Cruz all won their respective runoffs. In total, Fairshake reportedly spent roughly $1.8 million backing those candidates.
Crypto-related efforts were also part of some Republican outcomes. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upset victory over Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary runoff reportedly drew support from crypto-aligned money as well.
California Top-Two Primary Beckons
With Texas now behind them, Terrett reported that crypto political groups are already looking ahead to the next targets. The next state on Fairshake’s radar appears to be Maryland.
There, state lawmaker Adrian Boafo is running in the June Democratic primary for the state’s 5th Congressional District, and Fairshake has already spent about $2.12 million supporting him.
Beyond that, the industry is also expected to focus on California’s top-two primary in the state’s 32nd Congressional District next week. In that race, long-time crypto critic Rep. Brad Sherman faces Jake Levine, a former Biden White House official, as both compete to advance to November’s general election.
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