Crypto super PACs backed 78 candidates who won seats in Congress during the 2025-2026 election cycle, according to a review of $168 million in reported outside spending by five crypto-focused committees. Just 13 of the winners are entering Congress for the first time, while most of the roster already has a record in Washington.
The five PACs—Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, Protect Progress, Digital Freedom Fund, and Fellowship PAC—deployed funds for candidate support and opposition campaigns. The spending total includes money spent on unsuccessful candidates and attacks on opponents.
Where Winning Candidates Stand
Of the 78 supported winners, 57 are returning to the same chamber, five are moving from the House to the Senate, and three are former members returning to Congress. The newcomers represent about one-sixth of the group, suggesting the industry's spending largely preserved existing legislative relationships.
Among the 13 first-time entrants, Adrian Boafo and Jasmine Clark received the most support, with $5 million and $4 million respectively, accounting for 67 percent of the $14 million spent supporting the newcomer cohort. Both received their backing during primary contests.
Boafo succeeds Steny Hoyer in Maryland's 5th District. Hoyer voted against both the House CLARITY market-structure bill and the GENIUS stablecoin bill in July 2025. Boafo sponsored Maryland's blockchain and digital-currency task force legislation and a separate staking-services bill, signaling potential alignment with industry priorities on federal regulation.
Clark succeeds David Scott in Georgia's district. Scott also voted against both bills in 2025. Clark's campaign commitments, according to Stand With Crypto's summary of her questionnaire responses, include support for holding crypto in personal wallets and broad stablecoin availability.
Party Split and Senate Imbalance
The 78 supported winners divide evenly between parties: 39 Democrats and 39 Republicans. However, their distribution across chambers is highly imbalanced. Seven of eight Senate winners are Republicans, with Virginia's Mark Warner the only Democrat in that group.
Among House winners, Democrats outnumber Republicans 38 to 32, a more balanced distribution that reflects control of that chamber.
Ohio's Costly Defeat
The largest single spending effort ended in defeat. Defend American Jobs and Digital Freedom Fund reported $40 million supporting Jon Husted and $24 million opposing Sherrod Brown in Ohio's Senate election. Brown won, and the combined $64 million accounted for about 38 percent of the five-PAC total—nearly as much as the approximately $64 million spent supporting all 78 eventual winners combined.
Brown was one of seven candidates who won despite opposition spending from these committees.
Key Legislative Figures
The winning roster includes the author of the House's crypto market-regulation bill, five representatives moving to the Senate, and a senator who supported stablecoin legislation but helped prevent the broader market bill from advancing.
The spending covered much more than general election campaigns. Fifty of the 78 winners received no supportive general-election spending; 47 were backed only in 2026 primaries or runoffs, and three only in 2025 special elections. Every first-time entrant received support during a primary or runoff.
