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Politico: Crypto cash threatens Sherrod Brown's comeback campaign
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/14/sherrod-brown-comeback-crypto-cash-00508625...
[In 2024] Defeating Brown, a longtime crypto critic who was a major roadblock for industry-friendly legislation as chair of the Senate Banking Committee, was the biggest win for the crypto PAC network, known as Fairshake. Its 2024 crusade featured more than $130 million in spending across a swath of House and Senate races, which helped turn around the industry’s fortunes in Washington.
The group has replenished its war chest with more than $140 million ahead of 2026, and it is already signaling that Brown could again be a target.