The Blockchain Association plans to bring incoming House members to Washington in January for in-person discussions, part of a push to engage lawmakers who have not established public positions on crypto.
Lindsay Fraser, the association’s chief policy officer, said lawmakers without established positions offer an opportunity for outreach. Fraser said nearly one-quarter of incoming members are entering Congress for the first time, and many have limited familiarity with blockchain.
The association wants to increase the number of lawmakers with A or B ratings by the end of the 120th Congress. Stand With Crypto rates A as strong support for crypto and B as leaning support. Fraser also said the industry wants two candidates with views on the sector to enter the 2028 election.
Democrats have won majorities in both chambers, while 14 House races remain unresolved.
Fairshake’s Republican-side arm, Defend American Jobs, spent $508,142 in support of Alaska incumbent Nick Begich and $150,600 in support of North Carolina 7th District incumbent David Rouzer during their primary campaigns. Those sums were primary-period spending, rather than a late-campaign advertising push. Begich and Rouzer were leading in their respective races.
In Louisiana’s 6th District, state Sen. Blake Miguez will face Democrat Chauna Banks in a Dec. 12 runoff. The Fellowship PAC has put $250,000 behind Miguez.
Stand With Crypto rates candidates in the other unresolved districts as either strongly supportive of crypto or as having no public position. None is rated clearly opposed. The Louisiana runoff is the next scheduled contest among the three races, on Dec. 12.
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