Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race
Two crypto-aligned super PACs have reported more than $52 million in spending tied to efforts against Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s Senate race, with one report placing the total at roughly $52.6 million. The reported total is higher than the $30 million Fairshake announced in September.
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This reaches Ohio voters and campaign watchers in the Senate race, where crypto-aligned PAC spending is already visible in the contest around Sherrod Brown. The reported totals show that the race is being shaped by outside money that is publicly tracked at a very large scale.
In practice, the reported spending means the total already disclosed for these groups is above the $30 million Fairshake announced in September, which changes the public baseline for how much has been committed in this race. What remains the same is that the money is still being reported through super PAC activity aimed at Sherrod Brown.
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