Fairshake plans to invest $6 million for six U.S. House candidates

Fairshake announced $6 million to support six House candidates for the 2026 midterm elections.

Fairshake's Political Action Committee (PAC) announced on October 5 that its initial spending budget is $6 million as part of a plan to support 32 incumbents in the 2026 midterm elections. The funds will be distributed equally among six candidates, each of whom will receive $1 million in campaign spending support, with three Republicans and three Democrats in the party distribution.

According to information released by the committee, the roster of 32 House candidates includes 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Fairshake pointed out that all 32 candidates had previously voted for the CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act).

Initial funding list and party composition

On the Democratic side, the first candidates to receive $1 million in support came from Janelle Bynum of Oregon, Derek Tran of California, and Steven Horsford of Nevada. The nominations were determined by the Fairshake PAC, co-sponsored by Coinbase, Ripple Labs and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

On the Republican side, similar levels of support include French Hill of Arkansas, Bill Huizenga of Michigan and Bryan Steil of Wisconsin. Roll Call reported that all three Republican members hold senior positions in the House Financial Services Committee: Hill serves as chairman of the committee, Huisenga serves as vice chairman, and Steele leads the subcommittee responsible for digital assets, financial technology and artificial intelligence.

In addition to these six initial recipients, the full list released also includes multiple congressional leadership members. Among them are House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Republican Conference Chairman Lisa McClain, and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar. Other incumbents supported include House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, and Budget Committee Minority Member Brendan Boyle.

With the cryptocurrency policy stance as the core criterion

Fairshake spokesman Geoff Vetter said in explaining the selection criteria that the organization's campaign work is based on candidates 'positions on cryptocurrency policy and that support spans party lines. "Fairshake has always and always been an issue-oriented organization," he said."We support candidates in both parties who advocate encryption and promote innovation in the United States."

维特向美联社透露，在本次选举周期早期的初选和特别选举中，Fairshake及其附属机构共花费4000万美元支持29名民主党人，花费3100万美元支持28名共和党人。他表示，在网络参与的57场竞争中，其青睐的候选人赢得了53场。

《CLARITY法案》成为关键测试指标

Fairshake强调，其名单上的32名现任议员均投票赞成推进《数字资产市场清晰度法案》。这是一项由行业支持的提案，旨在为数字资产市场建立联邦监管框架。此前的背书轮次也利用该立法作为测试候选人记录的标准。

此前，由Coinbase支持的“Stand With Crypto”组织曾背书32名众议院议员，这些议员在2025年7月该法案通过众议院时投了赞成票。Stand With Crypto执行董事梅森·利诺（Mason Lynaugh）当时告诉路透社，该组织希望让立法支持者重返国会。其名单包括共和党的埃默和胡伊森加，以及民主党的里奇·托雷斯（Ritchie Torres）和乔什·戈特海默（Josh Gottheimer）。

该报告解释道，对于美国交易所和其他市场参与者而言，该提案将制定规则，并将数字资产的监管权在证券交易委员会（SEC）和商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）之间进行划分。据同一报道，众议院以294比134的票数通过了该立法。随后，参议院的谈判因稳定币奖励、去中心化金融（DeFi）监管、反洗钱条款以及涉及官员加密资产持有的限制措施而产生分歧。

据报道，由于缺乏推进该措施所需的60票，参议院在9月份的一次程序性投票失败，导致该法案在11月大选前陷入停滞。

俄亥俄州参议院选举另辟3000万美元专项计划

除众议院竞逐外，Fairshake已为反对俄亥俄州前民主党参议员谢罗德·布朗（Sherrod Brown）准备了至少3000万美元的独立支出。这一消息援引自记者Eleanor Terrett的报道及PAC发言人的确认。

报道称，布朗正在共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特德（Jon Husted）的挑战下参加特别选举。赫斯特德于2025年1月加入参议院，此前由俄亥俄州州长迈克·德瓦恩（Mike DeWine）任命接替JD·万斯，后者离任出任副总统。11月的胜者将完成万斯剩余至2029年1月的任期。

Brown represented Ohio for 18 years until losing to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024. In that early election, the Fairshake Network reportedly spent more than $40 million to support Moreno against Brown. Brown served as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and expressed concerns about consumer risks involving digital assets, money laundering and illegal financial activity.

Update on total cryptocurrency election donations

Back in August, Witt had said Fairshake had $122 million in cash on hand and intended to help form "the largest pro-crypto faction in U.S. history." Detailed data from September 2 showed that after endorsing nearly 50 successful primary candidates, the network has $122 million in electoral reserves. The report pointed out that Protect Progress usually supports Democrats, while Defend American Jobs focuses on Republicans. In addition, reports also documented a failed intervention in Illinois that failed to prevent Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton from winning the Democratic Senate nomination despite spending more than $10 million.

消费者倡导组织Public Citizen在6月的评估中计算称，在此期间，与加密货币相关的公司和团体贡献了1.89亿美元，而Fairshake用于支持或反对候选人的支出已超过8200万美元。随后的分析将该行业的捐款总额上调至2.06亿美元。9月22日的报道详细介绍了Public Citizen基于8月27日对联邦选举委员会披露信息的审查所更新的加密货币捐款总额。

Public Citizen表示，在所有行业中，企业捐款在该分析中达到6.46亿美元，相比之下，整个2024年选举周期的捐款总额为4.61亿美元。该组织统计显示，在线博彩公司贡献了7600万美元，与大型科技、人工智能和数据中心相关的企业贡献了6200万美元。

根据9月报道中引用的联邦选举委员会记录，Fairshake报告称，在2025年1月1日至2026年7月31日期间，其收入为1.374亿美元，支出为8870万美元。这些支出包括转移给附属委员会的6500万美元以及约1330万美元的独立支出。