Crypto PACs drop $9M in Texas, win seats in both parties!

Crypto-focused political committees spent more than $9 million across Texas this cycle, delivering primary victories for industry-aligned candidates on both sides of the aisle — a striking demonstration of digital assets' growing cross-party electoral clout.

The headline result: Houston Democrat Christian Menefee defeated incumbent Rep. Al Green — who held an 'F' rating from Stand With Crypto — in a rare incumbent-on-incumbent runoff. Fairshake spokesperson Geoff Vetter was blunt: 'Rep. Green's defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real electoral consequences.' On the Republican side, Fairshake affiliate Defend American Jobs backed four winning runoff candidates, spending roughly $1.8 million across races for Jon Bonck, Tom Sell, Carlos De La Cruz, and Alex Mealer.