Crypto’s $63M Ohio Bet Hinges on Senate Committees

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Key Takeaways

  • Crypto PACs committed about $63M against Brown.
  • Brown leads Husted 47-44, within the margin.
  • CLARITY’s Senate motion failed 49-50 in September.
  • Agriculture Committee control is the deeper stake.

CoinDesk’s November 1 analysis puts the Fairshake super PAC’s commitment at almost $56 million, with another $7.2 million from a PAC funded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, based on the latest federal filings. Both are outside spenders: under Federal Election Commission rules, independent expenditures cannot be coordinated with Republican Senator Jon Husted or his campaign.

Brown has faced this money before. In 2024, Fairshake spent about $40 million helping Bernie Moreno unseat him, while Brown was chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. By CoinDesk’s count, that brings crypto spending against Brown to more than $100 million o...

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